Almighty Lord: I can modify hidden entries.

Chapter 94 Reluctance to compromise and give it away
The fifteenth day of the eighth month, if it were placed in modern times, it would be the Mid-Autumn Festival, a good day to admire the moon.

But for Gegil, no matter what major holiday today is, it is a bad day for him.

The letters sent out yesterday have already come back, and the ending is not as expected, all of them are politely rejected.

Moreover, the small town granary has been burning since the night before yesterday. Although the open fire is still basically pressed down, black smoke is still bubbling over the granary, and flames are still spewing out from time to time.

There is basically no hope of saving food from it.

With a hint of exhaustion, Gegil picked up the last letter and glanced at it from Qingyuan Town.

As for what Gooden could reply to him, Gegil had no expectations in his heart, just tore open the sealing wax and took out the letter inside to check it.

'Baron Gergil, I deeply sympathize with what has happened on your territory. '

'The current situation is to purchase such a large amount of food, which is also a pressure for Qingyuan Town. '

'If you really need it, you can send someone to Qingyuan Town to have a detailed chat. '

The content of Gooden's reply was only these three short sentences. He didn't say whether it was okay or not. He only let him see and send someone to talk when he needed it.

As for whether to talk about success?Then say it otherwise.

The words in the letter made Gergil ponder for a long time.

After a long time, he suddenly knocked on the table and asked into the air.

"Did you find anything?"

"No, the fire was undoubtedly man-made, but these people didn't run away directly. They searched for dozens of miles around and only found a temporarily abandoned camp."

The gloomy and hoarse voice suddenly remembered that Gegil sighed helplessly after getting the result.

Immediately got up, went to prepare the staff, carriages and horses, ready to go to Qingyuan Town.

A group of chariots and horses slowly left the castle and came to the road outside the town. Gegil watched the gathering of many people in large and small bags, and knew in his heart that they were leaving Xuegu Town.

For their choice, Gegil has nothing to say. In his eyes, it is normal for him to leave his hometown and go to other places to produce when he encounters the crisis of running out of food for a whole year.

When he plotted to solve Sehit, many residents of Qingyuan Town were abducted by him.

Now it seems that, as the previous message said, I was punished by the gods...

A group of residents who were waiting for personnel at the entrance of the town couldn't help but panic a little when they saw the appearance of the Lord.

Thought it was Lord Lord who came forward to stop them from leaving, but seeing Lord Lord's motorcade directly passing them, they ignored it, which calmed their slightly panicked emotions.

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In Qingyuan Town Castle, Gooden, who woke up early, plunged into the kitchen and started to work.

As the 'Mid-Autumn Festival' of another world, the appearance of moon cakes is naturally indispensable. Gooden got up early in the morning and started to work on the production of moon cakes.

Fortunately, this thing is a delicacy that has existed since ancient times. It is not picky about the production of ingredients, and the inward taste can also be customized at will.

This has undoubtedly greatly reduced the difficulty of production for people like Gooden who are in another world.

What kind of sweet and sour flavors, or stuffing with various fruit extracts, Gooden made more than ten flavors in one go.

Even the sweet and sour fruit tea that Irene often made for him, Gooden made a batch without letting go.

Gu Deen was busy making more than 100 mooncakes until around noon before finishing all of them.

After the luncheon, Gooden received a notification from Joseph old.

"Master, Baron Gergil came to visit and is now waiting in the living room."

Seeing that the other party came to visit in person so soon, Gooden was also a little surprised, but he responded quickly.

"Okay, I see."

He thought that Gegil would have to send someone to visit him in two days, but he didn't expect it to arrive the next day.

Judging from the distance between the two sides and the speed of the courier's delivery, I am afraid that Gegil will go straight to Qingyuan Town as soon as he receives the letter in the morning.

Charlison's eager action can also reflect the serious damage caused to the other party by the burning of the granary.

"By the way, go and inform Els that the mouse can close the net. Since Gegil came in person, there is no need to hide the town's information."

"Ok."

For those eyeliners in the town, Gooden has never forgotten. Since the big boss of the other party is on board in person, there is no need to hide this little secret.

In addition, there is not much time for the Charlson family to jump around, and Gooden no longer needs to hide and protect.

After sorting out his appearance a little, Gooden went to the living room to meet Gegil.

In the parlour, Gegil was holding hot tea brought by the maid, and soon after that, he heard the voice of Gooden coming.

Looking up, Gudern, who was wearing casual clothes, came to the main seat of the living room and sat down.

As soon as he came in, Gooden couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw Gegil's haggard and twilight appearance.

The last time I saw him was more than a month ago. At that time, Gegil was not like this, with a restrained and refined temperament, not like an old man who was over a hundred and a half years old.

And this time, the other party not only has a little more silver hair on his head, but also can clearly feel the fatigue on his face.

"Baron Gergil, you don't look very good."

It's not polite to come up to Gooden, and directly start to expose the other party's pain.

"Alas, a fire burned all the granaries in my town."

Gegil was frank, and after sighing, he simply explained the cause and effect without concealing it at all.

"This year's grain collection has not had time to be taken away, and it has also been reduced to ashes. Now only you, Baron Gooden, are willing to meet with me to negotiate with me."

"Isn't it? I remember that your family has a lot of business contacts. How could no one be willing to help raise food?"

Gooden obviously didn't believe the other party's words, but Gegil gave a wry smile and explained.

"The war with the Ares Empire is inevitable. Those who have food in their hands are ready to sell them next year. Even if I buy them at a higher price, no one is willing to send them at this time."

It turned out that, hearing Gegil's explanation, Gooden didn't fully believe it.

However, considering this juncture and the profit-seeking character of businessmen, this situation is not completely impossible.

After all, the current grain and the wartime grain are two prices.

After thinking for a while, Gooden turned the conversation to selling food.

"This year is a harvest year in Qingyuan Town. As neighbors, I should also help each other. Come on, how much food do you need?"

Seeing Gooden speak so well, Gegil was also stunned for a while, and then said quickly.

"Five hundred tons... no, four hundred tons..."

"Cough cough... much, how much?"

Just after taking a sip of the tea that Irene sent, Gooden almost choked to death by Gegil's words.

Four hundred tons, according to the output of Qingyuan Town in the past, this is already two-thirds of the amount, not to mention the tax payment.

The other party really dared the lion to open his mouth.

"Uh... If it's inconvenient... [-] tons will do."

Looking at Gooden's surprised appearance, Gegil thought about it and re-reported the number.

"Baron Gergil, do you know what this number means?"

"Either [-] tons or [-] tons, this is almost half of the grain in Qingyuan Town."

"Sell it to you, what will I eat next year? And do you really need that much food?"

Naturally, Gooden will not tell the other party the real stock situation, but to a certain extent, it has added a little more than in previous years.

Facing Gooden's question, Gegil was also silent for a while, a little helpless.

"Baron Gooden, let me tell you the truth, all the granaries in my town were maliciously set on fire. The fire burned for a day and two nights, and now none of the food has been rescued."

"The most important thing is that I can't even figure out the amount of the empire's grain requisition. I intend to turn over the three hundred tons, and the remaining one hundred tons are reserved for the town to spend the winter and survive the coming year. spring."

Gooden couldn't believe the words of the old fox in front of him. After all, he remembered all the bad behaviors of the other party.

And until the two sides have not torn up the final disguise at all, he does not dare to directly reveal it, for fear that the other party will come to a dead fish and a net will break.

This kind of family that has been rooted in the border territory for more than a hundred years, there is no one behind Gooden who does not believe it.

Even if they dare to plan a treasonous incident, what is the fear of the other party killing another lord?

Pretending to think a little, Gooden nodded after a while.

"It's not that I can't come up with the amount of [-] tons, but we have to negotiate the price carefully."

Seeing Gooden agree, Gegil's eyes were also full of surprises, and he nodded repeatedly.

"No problem, now is a special time, and the price is good to negotiate."

"Okay, then I'll give you a price, ten copper coins per pound of wheat."

Hearing Gooden's price, the smile on Gegil's face froze.

"Baron Gooden, are you kidding me? Or did I hear it wrong?"

What is the concept of copper coins per pound of wheat?This is not so outrageous even in times of war.

Such prices are only possible unless there is a disaster that reduces production across the country.

And Gooden came up with the price of ten copper coins per pound, which made Gegil mistakenly think that Gooden was playing with him at this time.

"No kidding, just ten coppers a pound."

Gooden nodded earnestly and set the price for the other party.

Just when Gegil wanted to refute, Gooden explained in advance.

"Ten copper coins per pound is only the initial price. If Baron Gergil wants to get a reasonable price, please listen to me and finish."

Seeing that there was still talk, Gegil closed his eagle's open mouth and signaled Gooden to continue.

"Qingyuan Town needs a lot of population development now. It just so happens that this kind of thing happens in your town. Why don't we cooperate with each other."

"I pay for the food, and you pay for the food. I will offset the money to buy food at the price of five silver coins per person."

"If five hundred people can be brought to Qingyuan Town, the price of ten copper coins per pound will be reduced to seven copper coins, and at the same time, the price of 25 gold coins will be offset."

"If you can attract 1000 people, the seven copper coins will be reduced to five copper coins, and at the same time, you can offset the food money of fifty gold coins. At that time, you only need to pay me 390 gold coins to take away the four hundred tons of food."

"The population of Xuegu Town must be larger than that of my Qingyuan Town. If there is really nothing left in your granary, it may be difficult for a hundred tons of grain to survive this winter. Why don't you reduce the population and send it to my Qingyuan Town? superior."

Gooden's remarks made Gergil stunned for a while, and it took him a long time to react. This was to draw the attention of the residents of his small town.

And at this moment, a thought also appeared in Gegil's heart, shouldn't this fire be set by the little bastard in front of him?

Otherwise, this kind of condition that he could not find any rejection at all was what he just thought of on the spot?

Then what the hell was the fool who played for three or four years before?

But then again, Gegil was also very moved by the conditions proposed by Gooden.

If he can send away 1000 people, not only can he get the lowest discount, but he can even reduce the cost of a lot of gold coins, and he can also reduce a large amount of expenses in winter.

Under the triple temptation, Gegil immediately decided.

"Baron Gooden, if I can send more people, will there be a downward discount on the price?"

"No." Gu Deen shook his head, "However, the head fee of five silver coins can continue to be counted. If you pull 500 people, I will convert it to 2000 gold coins, and if you pull [-] people, I will convert it to [-] gold coins."

Seeing Gudern's appetite so great, Gergil took a deep breath.

"Okay, then I'm going to prepare, I hope Baron Gooden can also arrange the food I need."

"No problem, but there is one more thing I have to agree in advance." Gu Deen nodded and said, "I can accept that there are old people, children and women in this group, but I also require four adult men under the age of 40." become."

"If it is less than [-]%, then the discounted price is eight copper coins and six copper coins, and there is only two silver coins per head."

For this request, Gegil thought for a while and nodded.

"no problem."

Snow Valley Town has a population of more than [-] people, and it is no problem for Gegil to gather such a group of qualified personnel.

Then the two simply made a paper contract as a proof.

After negotiating to solve the food crisis, Gegil left immediately.

As for going to the tavern to meet the informant, he also guessed that these people might have all been discovered and controlled.

Otherwise, how could he have not heard the big changes in Qingyuan Town?
Gegil had just left Qingyuan Town when he encountered a huge convoy from Jinyuan City.

This is the team that came to collect tax food this year, and in it, Gegil also saw a familiar face, the head of the auction house, Feroz!

　I was really disgusted when I went to the labor bureau today. Not to mention that I gave the wrong address, I couldn’t even find the door. I finally went upstairs, but no one opened the door. It took half an hour to call before someone came, and then again Waiting for half an hour before the reception (the kind where there is no one inside), the last six pieces of paper and three signatures took an hour and a half to get it fixed. The office efficiency of foreign governments is really low-level, and the decline is really is inevitable.

　　
　
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