Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 22 Trading
The movement of Owen and his party was not small. As the ruler of Mara Town, Viscount Mara soon learned of the news.

Viscount Mala was originally an ordinary merchant on the border of the empire, mainly providing the border troops with grease for maintaining weapons and armor. After learning that the empire was going to develop the northern border and open up titles, he was ambitious and immediately formed a small The small caravan, relying on the relationship with the border troops and a little bit of good luck, successfully earned the first pot of gold. Later, they built Mara Town deep into the border of the Northland at any cost, and won the title of Viscount.

Although the Viscount Mara is getting old now, he still maintains vigorous energy and controls all the affairs of the territory with one hand, so after hearing the news, he immediately remembered the news about the Hydera family.

Also as the first group of pioneers who came to the northern border, Viscount Mala still has a deep impression of the Hydera family, because Hydera I can really fight.

After all, he is a businessman, and he has the capital to start a business, but the other party started from nothing, and forcibly created a territory in such a chaotic period. He really admires the other party, but it is a pity that he died too early. Well, when he meets him, he should address him as Lord Earl.

It can be seen that a big name is not necessarily a good thing, because there are too many people who have fallen into trouble, and now they are lonely in less than three generations.

Not long ago, he also heard that the Hai Rui Chamber of Commerce even thought of replacing it, but it seems that this posture does not look like it. After all, if the foundation was seized, how could he be released? Could it be that the news is false?

Regardless of whether the news is true or not, the force shown by Owen and the goods he brought are enough for him to greet him in person.

"Prepare me new clothes, wash the riding boots and horses, and notify the cavalry to be more vigilant." Viscount Mala stood up and asked his servants to serve him and put on noble clothes specially for distinguished guests, but he did not relax his vigilance because of this, so Arrange for the cavalry to notify the cavalry that once they do something, they will not be caught off guard.

Putting on shiny riding boots and riding a tall horse, although he is not young, he is still imposing.

In fact, Viscount Mala is only in his 40s. Judging by his facial features, he was still a handsome guy when he was young. Unfortunately, he has long since stayed in the Northland all the year round. He has a good spirit, rides steadily on the horse, and has a shrewd and bold temperament, which makes people feel good.

Such an image and temperament are in line with Viscount Mara's current status. After all, people who can achieve such achievements must not be mediocre.

Riding a horse with his entourage, Viscount Mala sighed secretly when he saw Owen who was waiting in place, that he was really old.

Compared with Viscount Mara, who worked hard in his early years and has been working hard so far, Owen was well protected when he was young. When he was alone and had a system, he had no worries about food and drink during this time. He not only paid attention to hygiene, but also paid attention to life. Quality, so even after a few days of travel, it still looks slick, just like a real noble son in the empire, which made Viscount Mala feel emotional.

The conversation between the two sides is not that complicated. After all, this is the Northland. Most of the lords don’t see their neighbors for a year. Coupled with natural disasters and man-made disasters, it might be gone that day, so why make it so complicated? Just a few words. After getting off, it didn't take long for Viscount Mala to change clothes.

The goods Owen brought were only at the township level within the empire, and they were not on the table, but they were luxury items in the Northland.

Even if the Viscount Mala entertained guests, steaming a salted fish with bright porcelain would not look cheap, which shows how valuable it is.

The most important thing is that these commodities don't need to be transported to the empire to be valuable like other specialties in the Northland. They can be digested locally, so Viscount Mala swallowed the goods without hesitation, but he didn't intend to pay.

Because the economy is too backward, there is no market for treasures such as gold, silver and gems that represent wealth here. Even Viscount Mala chooses to barter more when trading, so not paying money does not mean grabbing it hard.

Owen didn't come here in exchange for money, not to mention that money meant nothing to him, so he focused on the goods that Viscount Mala brought out.

Viscount Mala was originally a businessman, and after becoming a lord, he even controlled the business of the entire town in his own hands, so he really brought out a lot of things.

In the north, weapons are the most popular, followed by war horses, and then artisans, food, and population.

Weapons are consumables, and at the same time, the only means to protect yourself and wealth, so you can live without food in the Northland, but you cannot live without weapons for robbery.

However, because the empire strictly controls the outflow of weapons, it is not easy to transport even iron pots to the Northland, resulting in a serious shortage of weapons and metal tools in the Northland. Even iron nails have to be counted, let alone sophisticated ones. Equipped.

With such a strict embargo, although the northern border has not yet fallen into the Stone Age, it is not much better, because the main source of weapons is not only smuggling, but local rough-made goods.

Due to the lack of skilled craftsmen and high-quality coal, even if the Northland has high-quality ore, it is difficult to forge excellent weapons. Many of them are made of pig iron, and Owen, who has a system, doesn't like it at all.

As for horses, just as not everyone is a warrior, not every horse is a war horse.

Although there are many herdsmen in Mara Town, their horses are more inclined to ride and pull goods, rather than charge into battle. Otherwise, Viscount Mara would not have formed a half-baked cavalry team.

Another reason is that war horses are not just for eating grass, and cavalry is not only something that an individual can be, let alone a special weapon for cavalry.

So even though Viscount Mala had many herdsmen and trade routes, his cavalry was still more like armed herdsmen, which shows how difficult it is to form a large-scale cavalry.

Shaking his head, Owen finally only wanted a group of refugees.

There are tens of thousands of refugees from the empire every year, and the flow is endless, but the population of the northern border has not increased much for so many years. The reason is very simple, the high death rate.

Therefore, as long as there is a way to survive, the refugees of the empire will not come to the north. Unfortunately, for the sake of stability within the empire and to develop the northern border, a large number of refugees, criminals, and captives were all driven to the north. Those who did not leave were hanged on the gallows. Got tricked into decorating, so they have no choice.

And this road is called the road of death, because the refugees don't have much food supplies at all. Although the empire will give some food, it is conceivable how much food will be left after layers of suppression, so in order to save their lives, they have to Don't sell yourself into slavery, and eat everything you can find on the road at the same time. Even so, only some adults can persist to the Northland. The old and the young can't see them at all, and they are all skinny and bone-boned. I'm afraid that the wind will blow one place.

What's more terrible is that the living conditions in the Northland are very bad. There is no time and resources for these serfs to recover, and they have to work hard to fill their stomachs. In the end, their lifespan becomes very short and they become cheap consumables.

(End of this chapter)