Price of Management

Basque screams as if he finally knew.

“That's right. I'm here for the wheat. ”

Eric sighs.

In the sigh of the king, there was a weight of a thousand gold.

“The problem is that post-school people make the same decisions as Jim, and they're gathering food as they go. I buy grain at a ridiculous high price. The foolish lords who don't know the seriousness of their work will sell them as likes. ”

Hearing Arthur's story revealed the politics of the current Kingdom of Leaden in Arthur's mind.

There's a battle going on over the food.

“The landscape is trying to wipe out the Kingdom of Ledhan with its food. ”

“Yes. When the Great Famine is visible in the fall, the lords will kneel to those who have food. The problem is, the landscape has far more money than the royal treasury. ”

I'm so glad Caroc bought 40,000 sacks of wheat! ’

Arthur is relieved, but his liver is cooler. At last, the writer Kunt almost suffered the aftermath of the Great Plague.

I just volunteered last year to be okay with failing, but I never thought I'd be so strong!

“So you're here for 40,000 sacks of wheat. ”

Erik nods at Basque's question.

It also meant that it was important enough for the king to come himself.

“That's right. Jim is telling the truth because he trusts Bird of Kunt. Sell 40,000 Sacks of Wheat to Jim. ”

“Your Majesty……. ”

The power of the royal family, abandoned by the civil war of spring.

Afterwards, Jehovah is attempting to take control of the Kingdom of Leaden through food acquisition.

Then, the kingdom will become like a puppet who has to listen to the words of Jehovah.

I can feel Erik's eager desire to prevent such a future, and my heart aches.

“Your Majesty, I want to sell wheat to you as well. But there is one problem. It is my son Carroc who is independent as a merchant, not our family. ”

“Where is Confucius Caroc? ”

“That's ……. ”

Basque declared that Caroc is a spirit and has left the road to rescue the people from the drought.

Erik's face deepens.

“If I did, would I be absent now? ”

“Yes, but when he returns, he will surely sell the wheat to the king. Our writer Kunt has traditionally been loyal to the royal family. ”

Basque's words were filled with loyalty.

“I'm relieved to hear that. However, I'm worried that Confucius Carroc might be able to pass on to a merchant who cares about profits. ”

Eric relays his concerns to Count Basque.

“I'll convince them not to. ”

Eric was relieved of Basque's promise.

He is loyal, so it is certain that if he takes his side, he will obtain the wheat.

‘Since we've made Bird of Kunt one way, the deal is almost done. ’

Still, I was not entirely sure until the contract was concluded.

As soon as possible, I wanted to meet Carroc and sign the contract before the Jehovah Reach here.

If even the wheat of the Kunt writer is stolen, something really big will happen.

Then, one of the servants ran to the first floor alone.

“My Lord! You have a visitor! ”

“Who are you? ”

The servant answered Basque's question.

“You're from Earl Ranzhel. ”

The look on Basque and Arthur's face frightens me, and on Eric's face is the color of rot.

Earl Ranzhel.

It is one of the post-school families, of course, with enormous power and power.

Not only that. With such power, they also had a strong military presence.

In fact, even one country is not an exaggeration. It doesn't mean that he was named Jehu for nothing.

Suddenly, he appeared to be a young man. A young man in his mid-20s with a sharp eye tied behind his long black head bowed his head.

“This is Baron Evan Taylor, attending to Earl Ranzhel. ”

Evan Taylor.

He is a man called Earl Wolfgang Lanchel's Sioux, a man of the flesh and blood.

They also have the nickname 'janitor of Ranzhel’.

Everything bad happens because Evan takes care of everything. Evan was an accomplice to Earl Ranzhel's trust.

“The Earl is also coming this way. I was told to go first, so I ran like this. Indeed, it was rewarding to run without rest. You almost didn't meet His Majesty's honour. Hahaha.”

Evan gives Eric an example. Eric smiles bitterly and is at peace with it.

You mean King Erik ran off in a hurry to stop him from hitting you.

Earl Ranzhel himself cannot ride a long way like Eric, so he must have sent Evan Taylor, his right arm.

I could see how quickly they were communicating information. I didn't even know that the power of the aftermath had already surpassed the royal family.

Eric sharpens his teeth, feeling nervous inside.

I wanted to destroy the landscape and restore a proper kingdom.

“I heard the story of Confucius Carroc in the House of Houdini. And I thought, well, if you're looking forward to buying wheat, that's a really good decision. ”

Evan joins the meal and opens his mouth gently.

“With this opportunity to profit greatly, I see that Confucius Carroc has had great success as a merchant. ”

“We can't rush it yet. ”

Arthur's back.

“Of course. But I think I can tell you how much he'll make. ”

Evan laughs and says.

“Three Redinas per sack. In the writer of Houdini, our Earl Ranzhel called the price. So at least that's what Confucius Caroc can get. ”

Erik, Basque and Arthur are frozen.

Three reds a sack?

Ridiculous.

That's a crazy price!

You want to buy 40,000 sacks for ten times what you did last year? No matter how big a famine is anticipated, three Redinas are severe.

It was a price I would never have been able to call unless it was a rich landscape.

It was a demonstration that aftershore is not a financial gain, but that food is reserved for other purposes.

It was obvious what the purpose was.

Cool sweat drips down my back, and my back is creepy.

‘This is bad. ’

Eric is nervous inside.

Although supported by Bird of Kunt, three Redinas per sack is too much.

Moreover, as merchants, relationships with the aftermath are also important. Since Jehovah rules the Baden River, the center of logistics.

“Anyway, that's for the parties to decide. Then I suggest you summon someone to summon the Prince of Caroc. I can't keep waiting for him to come back. ”

Eric gives you a nod.

“Yes, I'll have someone come back right away. ”

Arthur answered and asked his servant to bring in the staff from the Caroc Grain Chamber.

Caroc did not reveal the exact location when he left.

However, I thought that Caroc's employees might know where they went.

As a result, only one staff member of the Caroc Grain Conference was called here.

“Wealth, Wealth, Wealth, you called. ”

It was Hansen.

The timid Hansen trembles at the sight of all the exalted ones (even the King).

Arthur asked.

“Do you know where Caroc went? ”

“I don't know. I know he left to the east, but... ”

“To the east? Then it's Gyden. ”

Arthur thought for a moment and continued to tell Hansen.

“Do you ride? ”

“Yes.”

Horseback magic used to be a relic of nobles, but now commercial development has increased traffic, so even some commoners naturally know how to ride horses.

There was even a Merchant Guild to hire horses.

Even Hansen, who grew up in a pharmacy house, used to ride around on horseback when he rushed to buy a precious medicinal ingredient that he had to get from afar.

Hansen wasn't very good at it, but he was used to riding a long distance.

“I'll give you one, so go get Caroc right now. ”

“Yes.”

“I'm telling you, it's urgent, so hurry. His Majesty awaits. ”

“Yes, yes! ”

Hansen leaves Huddah as soon as he gets his orders.

Evan Taylor, who had been watching him, stood up.

“Then I should probably get cleaned up and get some rest today. Can you take a bath if your lungs don't work? ”

Baron Evan Taylor's attitude was not arrogant, but very polite.

“I'll have it ready.”

Arthur replied politely.

The opposing Pokémon is out there, and if they treat each other harshly, it gives them an excuse.

“Jim should be up soon, too. ”

Eric stands up to make sure he's finished eating. Basque stood up with him and said,

“I'll show you to your place. ”

“Please do so. ”

* * *

Meanwhile, Evan stepping back from his bath as an excuse was talking to someone.

“A man named Hansen went to see him. Step behind him and deliver this to Duke Carroc in secret. ”

Evan gives the note to the man he brought with him. The servant nods and disappears into the darkness.

* * *

“Track down an employee of Caroc Confederate named Hansen. And if you find Confucius Caroc, tell him what Jim wants in secret. Baron Evan Taylor must have been followed, too. Be careful not to get caught. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

The knight of the Royal Knights, who received his order, took off all his armor and left wearing only one sword on his regular clothes.

* * *

Of course, groundwater is not buried everywhere.

But where people live, there's water.

Since people live to form a village, naturally having a village means you can get water nearby.

Every time I visit the village, I find water at Woundee's and draw it to the village with a gnome.

In one village, a stream was drawn to a nearby mountain, and in another village, a small reservoir was drawn up with some buried groundwater.

Some places had to fetch water from the valley.

I was quite tired of getting hot water out of my mouth, but it was rewarding to see a territory with hope of surviving.

However, there were villages where there was no way to get water even with the use of animosity.

At that time, I was forced to advise the villagers to flee.

It was cruel to tell the colonists to leave their homes and farms behind.

But what can I do? That there is no way that I am not a superior spirit.

“Ahhhhh!”

“Oh, Gong-ju! Where are we going when we abandon our homes and fields? ”

“How do you live when you leave? Phew!”

The villagers cried their heads off.

I felt like I was going to break my heart when I saw them.

It reminds me of my past life.

The drought and the catastrophic famine caused a huge slum.

I can't live like the villagers in front of me now, so those who left starved to death wandering around to save their lives.