The Defeated Dragon
Chapter 75: Twenty Silver Coins of Serfs
Ice cream pushes the festival to its climax and smoothes out the heat from hot weather.
But while the party was over, the nobles who were eating in their chairs were still discussing ice cream. Livella was the hottest of them all, and she had fallen in love with the delicious ice cream.
“Lester, tell me, how does ice cream work? ”
“Let Mrs Abby tell you, I just wanted to make an idea that the rest of the steps were all done by Mrs Abby.” Lester didn't mean to keep it a secret.
If he can make ice on a large scale, the ice cream formula must be kept safe as a means of enrichment.
But there is no way to produce ice on a large scale, there is no way to produce ice cream on a large scale, much less to transport it for sale over long distances, and the formula stays in your hands, which is of little use.
Of course, blackmail Levera, still want it.
“The ice cream formula only tells you that one person is not allowed to disclose, and besides, as a fair trade, you can't take my stuff for nothing, can you? ”
“What do you want? ”
“Raw iron or cooked iron. ”
“A hundred kilos of raw iron, that's all I can give you, and more, I'd rather not have an ice cream formula. ”
“Yes.” It's a little bit like Lester understands the extent of it —— free of charge, it's generous, and maybe they still think they're stupid; too harsh, not good at all, after all, blood is brothers and sisters, they can watch out for each other.
He suddenly felt a little emotional when he talked about this little deal.
Reminds me of myself, who was once "young”, on the planet, who handmade ice cream for the pleasure of a happy girl. Although she didn't succeed in holding the beauty home, she learned how to make ice cream, and now she doesn't seem to learn anything.
“It would be nice to make ice on a large scale, ice cream would still be a hassle, just make ice sticks, it would definitely make a fortune... even if you make ice directly. ”
……
The ice cream formula was sold to Levera.
But when he got to Reeves, he gave it directly to each other.
“Brother, how many days before the Tulip Fleet returns? ”
“Based on the usual time, we'll be back at the pier in Coral City in about a week.” Reeves pulled out a cigar cigarette light, "you mean about the slave trade? ”
“Yes, next Tulip Fleet outbound trade, I hope to help me buy a bunch of serfs. ”
With the recipe, Reeves said, “Yes, but how much can you afford? ”
“Ten silver coins a serf? ”
“That was the price of the past, and now there is little fighting within the Grand Duke, and the slave trade is rare and difficult to find. ”
“But I also heard a while ago that the Lords of Little Papa Island were killed by pirates and their territory was defeated. ”
“The Grand Duke of Sapphire is furious with this and has spread throughout the territory, asking for assistance in blocking the pirate. But after the pirates wiped out Little Papa Island, it disappeared without a trace. Some argue that this is not a pirate, but a lord who masquerades, and Grand Papa offers 300 gold coins to collect pirate leads. ”
Livius briefly said that Little Papa had experienced a response from pirates and repeated: "Except this time, the calm in the Grand Duke and the slave trade needed further directions, preferably at the border between the Eagle Kingdom and the Iron Ridge Kingdom. ”
“If you offer a price and you accept it, I promise. ”
“Twenty silver coins, a serf, cannot be less than that price, or I will be unprofitable.” Reeves gave his price, "the other thing is, if the number of serfs is too large, he needs to pay the gold now, otherwise I can't tell my father on the books. ”
Lester thought slightly and nodded in agreement: "A hundred gold coins, directly to bring me back 500 serfs. ”
“Refreshing. ”
“I have a little request. These 500 serfs, mainly young people, buy more female serfs and, if they are skilled, prefer them. ”
“You mean a serf like a blacksmith, a tailor, a leather maker? This is not funny, because most handicraftsmen are free people, and national laws protect free people, making it difficult to sell them as freely as serfs.” Free citizens are inseparable in all aspects of the functioning of cities and are therefore protected by national law.
Lester bit his teeth: “Twenty more gold coins, at least a hundred of the 500 serfs, handicraftsmen. ”
“Yes.”
The heartbreaking number to Levi's 120 golden Nerda.
Looking at the dry purse, Listerpo was somewhat stubborn, originally he had about 150 gold coins, which had been consumed with the successive payment of wages for civilian work. Now, there are only sixteen gold coins left in the purse, which will dry out at any moment.
Fortunately, the thorn ridge will open soon, and as soon as the merchants are established, the seafood of Flower Town can be sold to Coral City.
Believe in delicious seafood and create good wealth for him.
The serf thing was settled, and Levi suddenly raised the nitrite: "Lester, can't nitrite ice be scaled up? ”
“I wish I could, but unfortunately not. ”
“You can mine more nitrite. ”
“Brother, it is not that I want to mine, there is a nitrite mine to mine for me, in fact all over Flower Town, just a little bit of nitrite mine. I can give my brother a little bit of nitrous powder, and the native mines from nitrous mining, and you can look for them yourself, maybe there are other nitrous mines on Coral Island. ”
“Well, I'll look for it, and you may not have noticed that as long as you make ice in the summer, you can definitely make a lot of gold coins.” Livius smoked a cigar, "and when I found the nitrite mine, it wouldn't hurt you. Did you see that Mrs. Marley was encouraging her father to intervene in nitrite ice making? ”
“I can see that.” Lister understands.
“Fortunately, his father did not care about the nitrous ice making, and in the summer he would go to the palace more often as a grand duke's marv, where countless pieces of ice could be enjoyed. There are a lot of ice cellars on Blue Dragon Island, the biggest of them, and they say it's like a maze, and some of the ice workers get lost and freeze to death inside. ”
Liszt didn't say anything.
The biggest nobleman he has ever met is Merlin Yam, and if he goes up, he doesn't know what noble life looks like, especially a noble family with dragons.
……
After eating away, the sun has begun to slope west.
The Earl's crew is ready to return, and if they don't, they'll have to walk the night. Before the trip, the Count rode the horse, followed by Lester, who was also riding the horse.
“Flower Town is great, and I hope you can stay motivated, but it's not enough to be a qualified lord. The rise of the Tulip family has not extinguished the flame of pioneering, due to the great power of the Great Duke, so if you want to get out of Flower Town, don't give up on the knight's desire for glory. ”
Isn't it quicker to make me a Viscount?
Lister had some belly defamation in his heart, and the Count obviously didn't like himself, but came back to play the role of a stern father, always feeling a little uncomfortable: “I understand. ”
Then they both stopped talking, just riding quietly.
A moment later, the Earl glanced at the dragon horse under Lester: “This is a good horse, take care of it, it will be the Lord's most important companion. ”
“Understood.”
Immediately, the two returned and the Count joined the convoy. Carter, with his servants, stood at the entrance to the castle and greeted the guests with respect.
Lester said goodbye to everyone.
“Grandma, get in the car carefully. ”
“My little boy, if the town of Flowers is uncomfortable, returns to Tulip Chateau, which smells bad but should have it all.” Mrs. Penelope turned back.
“I often go to Tulip Castle. ”
Li Weira hugged him and said, "A hundred kilos of raw iron, when will you come to Coral City to pick it up? ”
“I will. ”
Mrs. Marie pulled Lipton, who wanted to ride but didn't catch it and was depressed, just laughed and said goodbye to Lester.
Guardian knights such as Captain Mickey are standard knight etiquette.
Livius and Rivera, like him, embrace each other, perhaps in front of the Count, to show fraternity among brothers: "Lister, the door to Tulip Chateau is always open to you. ”
“Thanks.”
The convoy started slowly and Lisztmeister sent them away.