Chapter 197 Big Expenses

Ronin and Pearson chatted for a long time. On the one hand, they learned more about the operation of the caravan, and on the other hand, they determined the remuneration and expenses of the caravan members.

In short, all the consumables of the caravan were provided by Ronin, such as pack horses and vehicles for transportation, rations for people and livestock on the road, etc.

Pearson and his men were responsible for visiting customers, promoting products, and promoting cooperation.

There is no such thing as bonus commission in this world, so Ronin gave all members of the caravan a fixed remuneration.

As the manager of the caravan, Pearson's daily salary reached 20 copper coins, and his nine deputies had an average of 5 copper coins per day.

Compared with the period of Leisen, Ronin increased Pearson's salary by 3 copper coins and each of his deputies by 1 copper coin.

Such a salary level is already very considerable. You should know that Wilson's daily salary during his tenure as a political official was only 10 copper coins.

However, there is a reason why they can get such a high salary. After all, the caravan brings an income of 300 to 400 gold coins to the territory every year, and they have made a lot of efforts.

"What a wonderful morning!"

Standing on the steps in front of the castle's drawbridge, Pearson swept away the anxiety and uneasiness he had when he came, and the whole person recovered his former spirit.

He didn't expect that he could gain the trust of the new lord so easily. Not only did he let him continue to manage the caravan in Swamp Town, but he also increased his salary, which made him look forward to the future even more.

"Although the lord is young and kind, he is not as bad as the rumors outside."

Obviously, Pearson's understanding of Ronin is still in the early version, and he knows nothing about what the new lord has done recently.

He just made such a judgment based on his own feelings.

Pearson can feel from the communication just now that this young lord is not simple, and the other party's kindness is just to make you serve him more attentively.

If he and his caravan do something out of line, they will definitely get the punishment they deserve.

But Pearson has a clear understanding of himself.

He is just a businessman attached to the lord. Without the support of the lord, he is nothing.

"We have to gather those little guys and get ready to work!"

Pearson did not stop and strode out of the castle.

Next, he and his men will complete the first task assigned by the lord - not sales, but procurement.

First, in order to cope with the next land reclamation work, Roning plans to purchase 3,000 kilograms of wrought iron to make plowshares and various labor tools;

Second, the cultivated land in Swamp Town, Shanlin Town and several villages has reached 100,000 acres. It is not possible to plant barley and wheat all over, and the diversity of grain must also be considered.

So Roning is also going to purchase crops such as peas, lentils, and onions this time. They can not only enrich people's food, but also be used as excellent feed to feed war horses, such as beans.

The last and most important thing is that he needs to purchase food.

The grain harvested in Shanlin Town last autumn was self-sufficient, and after barely distributing it to the four villages in the north, it was no longer able to support the food of the thousands of slaves who were about to arrive, let alone support Swamp Town.

According to Chahar's statistics over the past two days, before today's autumn harvest, Swamp Town has at least a food shortage of 300,000 kilograms.

Although the people need to spend money or labor to buy from him, he needs to pay for the money from outside.

300,000 kilograms of food will consume at least 900 gold coins at once, plus the cost of wrought iron and seeds, almost 1,200 gold coins are gone.

After all, Roning admires Lei Sen a little bit. After all, it seems that the other party has spent a lot of energy to support such a large swamp town.

If Roning's pockets were not sufficient, he really didn't know where to get money to buy food.

Of course, 300,000 kilograms of food is not something you can buy just by saying it.

First, it is not easy to store food here, and second, he is not so bold as to give Pearson thousands of gold coins at one time.

Pearson bought the wrought iron and seeds, and the main thing about food this time is to contact the purchase channel.

When it comes time to buy food, Ronin will arrange for several knights to go with soldiers, so as to ensure the safety of money and food.

"With more people, the expenses will be higher!"

Ronin stood on the tower and looked down at the town. Although the expansion of the territory made him feel relaxed and happy, he also became urgent to make money.

"Although there are two gangs of people, the Black Gold Brotherhood and the Polish Thieves, who are causing trouble in Wushan Territory, they are all small-scale fights and have not put the territory into a wartime state. This is why the price of food in Wushan Territory remains at a low level."

The average price of barley, wheat, and rye is less than four copper coins, which is indeed relatively low.

But once a war really breaks out, the price will not be this high. It is possible to double, triple, or even more.

Wushan Territory has three major grain production bases: Wushan City, Lingchuan City, and Black Python City.

Although Wushan City belongs to the Wushan Family, the Levi Family, who controls Lingchuan City, also stands on Roning's side and speaks for him in Wushan Castle. However, when there is a real shortage of food, Roning may not be able to buy so much.

Places like Swamp Town, which have a shortage of hundreds of thousands of kilograms of food every year, are prone to famine and starvation.

Roning is a kind lord. He doesn't want to see his subjects starve to death. After all, one death means one less labor force.

"Food must be self-sufficient!"

"And there must be enough reserves!"

While Wushan Territory is still in a peaceful period, Roning must actively promote the progress of land reclamation.

When he was full of confidence, a group of people and horses appeared from afar on the road leading to Swamp Castle, attracting Roning's attention.

"It's Tom who is back."

Before going to Wushan Castle last year, Roning passed through the Horse Farm and bought forty-four horses at the Iron Hoof Family's horse farm at a very favorable price.

But at that time, Roning was in a hurry and did not have the manpower to bring these horses back to the territory, so he could only foster them in the Iron Hoof Family's horse farm.

After returning to Swamp Town this time, Roning asked Tom to take some cavalry to the Horse Farm to transport the horses back.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the number of horses Roning has now-a lot.

Excellent war horses: 10;

Ordinary war horses: 29;

Riding horses: 93;

Pack horses: 27.

The main reason why Ronin had so many horses was due to the wealth he had seized from the Swamp Castle - he had seized 65 horses from Leisen!

Now even if Wubeiling wanted to form a second knight team, Ronin didn't have to worry about not having enough horses.

This was a huge invisible fortune.

"Huh?"

Ronin looked at the team and found two familiar figures in the team.

"Rogna and Kurami, how did they get here?"

Outside the castle gate, Tom and his party stopped on the road in front of the drawbridge.

"Baron Leisen probably didn't expect that the swamp castle he spent a lot of effort to build would fall into the hands of Viscount Ronin."

Kramie looked at the castle in front of her carefully, frowning slightly, "The castle is nice, but it's a pity that the air here doesn't smell good."

Rogna smiled slightly, "You'll get used to it."

"Rogna is right. I was a little uncomfortable on my first day here, but after a good night's sleep, I felt that the smell of soil in the air was lighter."

Tom smiled and got off the horse, "Wait a moment, I'll go in and report to the adults."

Rogna also got off the horse and said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you."

He took a deep breath. Today was finally the time for him to take action. (End of this chapter)