Chapter 403, Oliver Chamber of Commerce

Old World, Britannia, Earl of Glamorgan.

In the prosperous town, Ryan was walking on the streets of Jean Town with his wife Suria and housekeeper Katzenberg.

"My count, there are currently nearly 90,000 people in your territory. From the perspective of the convenience of the village and the city, I have suspended the unlimited number of people, and with the end of the war, the escaped slaves from the north The number of serfs displaced during the war and the war has been greatly reduced. After the Duke of Lawn became the regent of the kingdom, he decided to reduce the tax rate appropriately and encourage the serfs to return to the territory to cultivate, so there will be fewer serfs in the north." Katzenberg introduced to Ryan road.

"The Duke of Lawn's ability to govern is actually very good. It is not surprising that he can do this. In fact, Duke Lawn was the first to order three serfs to be promoted to knights in the lady's oracle. I agree." Ryan was wearing an earl's dress, and he held Suria's little hand, and the couple walked on the stone-paved street.

Since the dwarves came to this town, the construction of the town has actually become the work of the dwarves, because the dwarves' construction technology can always guarantee beauty and practicality, and for the dwarves, as long as there are blueprints, there is nothing they cannot built.

The beautiful Suria is wearing a white diamond lace blouse and a black pleated skirt today, a light brown smoked mink fur coat from the Britannia court, and black suede on her long black silk legs High-heeled boots, the female knight's long golden hair hanging down her waist, after hearing what Ryan said, Suria said angrily: "Lian, look, there are so many things in your territory, except for the barracks and stables that all lords have , pastures, farms, you also have observation posts with wood elves, dwarf taverns and settlements, dwarf blacksmith workshops and weapons, and huge livestock farms, ladies' towers, Veronica's wizard tower..."

"It's all landmarks, hehehe." Ryan just smiled, and he continued: "In addition, there is Alfred's Chapel of Justice, and Teresa's Wizard Tower is also being built."

"My Earl and Countess, in addition to these, there is a new building that is also being built. I plan to expand the market. The current market can no longer meet the current trade needs. We need to build more stalls and shops. "The butler, Katzenberg, still has a big bald head. He wears a pair of round-frame sunglasses, and he puts his hands behind his back and follows Ryan: "Besides, there are new windmills and barns. Construction is required, and we expect another five hundred gold crowns to be spent."

"How many gold crowns are there in my vault?" Ryan asked in a low voice.

"Many... Earl, even if the budget for town expansion is deducted, there are still more than 55,000 gold crowns in the treasury." Katzenberg seemed quite confident when he talked about this, and he said with some pride: "Don't worry, Earl, last year our taxes totaled five thousand kronor, which is more than enough.”

"That can't be spent indiscriminately... By the way, I plan to expand the earl's castle. You go to the dwarves and let them do this project. I think the dwarves can coordinate how to hire manpower and arrange work." Ryan continued Instructed Katzenberg.

"Understood." Katzenberg nodded.

"Kazenberg, don't force yourself too much. If you can't do so many things alone, you can just tell me, and we will send more people to help you." Suria's smile was like a flower blooming, and the female knight gently encouraged Katzenberg Senberg: "Since Ryan came here, you have been his strong arm. We need your strength. You take care of yourself is the greatest reward for us."

"I am very grateful for Mrs. Suria's concern! But I have no problem." The words of the female knight made Katzenberg feel warm in his chest, and he quickly bowed his head to express his humility and gratitude: "I will try my best to bring It is my duty and responsibility to do the Earl's order well."

Katzenberg is very satisfied with Ryan and Suria's marriage. He graduated from Winford College, and he bears the obvious brand of Wenford Principality.

For him, the combination of his own lady and Ryan is what everyone expects, and he is also sincerely happy for his own lady's current happiness.

Ryan nodded silently, and Suria conquered people's hearts with a few words, and he relied more on his status as the champion of the fairy in the lake and his strong heroic aura to intimidate his subordinates. Although the methods were different, the results were good. Now husband and wife As long as the two play their respective roles well, it shouldn't be a big problem to ensure the loyalty of their subordinates. This is Brittania, not the Empire, and it is rare to hear of maintenance fees and supplies disappearing for no reason.

The couple continued along the snow-covered road. In the distance of the street, the tall wooden building of the Oliver Chamber of Commerce appeared in Ryan's sight. At the end of January, there were slightly fewer people in this chamber of commerce, because In this season, neither wood elves nor humans like to come out to do business, and even dwarves like to stay inside the thick stone walls to enjoy the fire and ale.

The cold wind made the guard at the door very cold, and two snots flowed down his nostrils. The guard wondered where people would come in this weather, so he secretly fished. He found a place and sat down, put the halberd On the side, yawning and cursing the damn weather: "It's so cold, when will spring come?"

Since the imperial merchant Oliver rose up in Britannia through Ryan's relationship, he has gradually become another big merchant. Oliver, who owns the franchise of Wood Elf goods and half of Veronica Wizard Tower's magic potion purchase channel, earns a lot of money. Having made huge profits, Grand Duke Schulz of Marienburg also gave Oliver the green light on many issues.

Then, with Lane and Emperor Karl Franz signing a trade agreement and defensive alliance with Elector Boris Stordbringer, many high-end luxury goods from Reikland and hides, wood, Livestock can also be seen here.

Oliver's identity and status have also risen because of this. This big businessman has done a great thing recently. He tried his best to help the Duchy of Carcassonne and the Duchy of Berleon pay a "fixed war tax" to the king. During the storm, it was transported to Korona by land. The cunning Oliver even withheld the money for two months, and took the opportunity to place a lot of big orders with Marienburg. After the turnover was successful, he would hand it over to Korona.

The guard at the door waited for a while, and was about to go in to hide and warm up in front of the stove, when he immediately noticed several people coming towards the chamber of commerce.

Those who can be guards are naturally very discerning people. He took a closer look and ran towards the house in fright: "Fake, Mr. Fake! The Earl is here!"

Falke, who used to be Oliver's personal guard and has now been promoted to the chief guard, was sitting with several guards in the hall on the first floor drinking fish soup. Hearing the guard's call, Fack asked lazily, "Who's here?"

Now Oliver's status is different. As the guard who followed him in the early years, Falke also feels that he is a figure in Brittany, and his temper has grown a lot in recent years.

"Count! His Excellency Earl Malcador is here!" the guard said hastily.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Fake almost couldn't hold the bowl after hearing this, and he hurriedly led the guards out to greet him, with a flattering smile on his face: "Your Excellency Ryan! Mrs. Suria! What is the wind that blows you all?" coming?"

Lane and Suria entered hand in hand, and Katzenberg followed them into the hall.

"It's a cold day, Falk, you guys really know how to enjoy it, and drink fish soup in a warm room." Ryan smiled. He thought how the guard's name was pronounced so weirdly, and he had no intention of entangled with him: "Where's Oliver?"

"The president is checking the accounts upstairs, do you want me to take you up there?" Farke's waist was bent at sixty degrees.

Ryan didn't appreciate it. He shook his head and motioned them to go up by themselves.

Going up the wooden stairs, Oliver had already received the news and stood at the top of the stairs to greet him personally: "Your Excellency Ryan! Mrs. Suria! Mr. Katzenberg! Very, very welcome to my chamber of commerce, you want to Come here without telling me in advance.”

"Just to make a surprise attack, see what you are doing, Mr. Oliver." Ryan held Suria's little hand and smiled at the businessman.

"Oops, please sit down, please sit down!" After not seeing him for a year, Oliver became a little thinner, and this big businessman seemed to realize that being overweight is not good for him, so he worked hard to lose weight, while taking Veronica Dawn Wizard Expensive diet pills produced by the tower made me lose weight.

Ryan and Suria sat on the expensive leather sofa, and Katzenberg stood behind them. As a housekeeper, Katzenberg had practiced standing for a long time, but Ryan motioned him to sit down too.

Oliver served three cups of hot coffee for the three of them. The coffee beans were imported from the kingdom of Tyrell in the south and were worth a lot of money: "Your Excellency Ryan, did you come to the Chamber of Commerce specially in such a cold day?"

"It's freezing cold now. I don't think I have anything to do. I'll come out for a walk." Ryan picked up the coffee and drank it directly without adding sugar or milk. He liked the original bitter taste of the coffee and the aroma of charcoal.

"President Oliver has always been our friend. We just came to visit an old friend. This is like a greeting between friends. There is no need to be so out of touch." Suria also said with a smile. The big businessman felt like a spring breeze, and his nervousness and lack of self-confidence disappeared immediately.

"Without the Earl, there would be no current Oliver Chamber of Commerce." Oliver nodded again and again. His Chamber of Commerce's current trade network covers Britannia, the Empire, Tyrell, and Estalia. The wood elves of Sauloron also have good trade relations, and these are the energies of Lion.

"Have you heard about Hemgart?" After a brief greeting, Ryan cut the topic to the point.

"I've heard the news from Ax Bite Pass that the Duke of Montfort, Forkad, has defeated the Skaven army that invaded Montfort Castle, but the destruction of Hemgart is an indisputable fact. , It is estimated that it will take a year to rebuild the entire city. During this year, the ax bites the pass and can only temporarily suspend trade." Oliver took out an unopened letter and handed it to Ryan: "Earl, this is I just got the message."

Ryan took the letter. It was a message from the subordinates of the chamber of commerce that opened a store in the Axe Pass. The trade route at the Axe Pass will be suspended for at least one year. This is a conservative estimate. The exact time to resume trade will wait for Hemgart to rebuild. .

The Duke of Montfort, Fulkard, has a bad relationship with Ryan, but has a good relationship with the empire. After finally defeating the Skaven attack, Fulkard not only sent knights to help the imperial army clean up the ground, but also took the initiative to Send artisans to help Hemgart rebuild.

Although Brittania and the Empire have never been short of border frictions and small wars in history, they once again chose to support each other in the face of a common enemy.

Of course, Ryan thought that this cannot be said to be completely chivalry and the so-called community of shared future for mankind. From a small point of view, the customs revenue from the ax-bite pass is the main tax revenue of his Montfort Principality, and the ax-bite pass cannot be traded. Well, for more than a year, the Duke of Furkad will soon live on a tight schedule. Looking at it this way, he must be the most anxious and most hopeful that the trade route can be restored.

"How much does the cutting of the trade route at the ax-bite pass affect our trade?" Ryan asked the question he cared about.

"Not too much, my count. Last year, the total trade volume of the Oliver Chamber of Commerce was about 54,000 kroner. After deducting costs, transportation expenses and other necessary expenses, the profit was about 6,000 kroner." Oliver then took out a list: "Our main trade is still by sea. After being escorted by Duke Boldro's Sea God Fleet, we arrived at Marienburg for trade. The trade volume of the ax-biting pass is less than nine thousand gold crowns."

Ryan took the bill and looked at it carefully. The total number and accounts were very clear, and there was no problem. Oliver was still very serious about his work.

"I remember that Wood Elf's goods are all huge profits." Ryan returned the account to Oliver and made a joke casually.

"That's right, but the shipments of wood elves' goods are not high, and we will ship some products such as wood and grain relatively cheap." Oliver habitually said the businessman's jargon: "The goods are hot, but the scale is small." Big deal."

Ryan nodded. The wood elf's large convoy usually comes every two or three weeks, and there are only a few cars at a time. Small trades don't stop, but his territory can be digested by itself.

"Dwarves' weapons and equipment and many tools are very popular, but these things cannot be sold to the Empire and Marienburg. You know, Earl, there are also many dwarves in the Empire, so the products of the dwarves are mainly sold in Breeze. It’s hot in Tania.” Oliver went on to analyze the sales channels and different demands of many products, and Wood Elf medicines are the most popular among all products, and then there are several high-end red wines produced by the Suria family. , followed by many magical potions produced by the Lake God Witch Morgiana and Veronica Dawn Wizard Tower.

Ryan took out a roll of parchment: "This is a new batch of magic ores and raw materials that Veronica's Dawn Wizard Tower needs, and I will hand them over to the empire to purchase."

"Understood." Oliver took the parchment. These magical ores and raw materials have to go through special channels to purchase from the empire. Fortunately, Ryan has reached an agreement with Emperor Karl, otherwise Oliver would really scratch his head for it.

Veronica didn't care so much before, you have to get me what I want, otherwise Witch Garland will report to Ryan. Oliver was so worried that his hair fell out a lot.

"Oh, by the way, my count, the Ugol Cavalry Archers from Kislev have set off from Olengrad and arrived in Marienburg to replenish their supplies and prepare to bypass Lyonnaise and land in Bordeaux. In addition to a whole tribe of hundreds of people, Mrs. Keesler has also brought several big bears according to your request, and is going to do a tour in Brittany." Oliver went on to talk about the next thing .

"The leader of this army is a Ugol chieftain named Mikoyan Ivanovich Govorov, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, also known as Ivan the Great."