our family is gone

Chapter 338 Market Behavior
"Okay!" Gene looked at their argument, seemed to have found the answer, and stopped directly.

The two parties who were arguing fiercely just now also quieted down, and they couldn't help but look over and wait for Gene to confirm the subsequent transaction.

"The war shattered the empire, but it also brought many opportunities. This is a rare opportunity, and it is an opportunity for us to get rid of a small business group and grow stronger.

So I decided to go all out to transport food and use the money I got to strengthen the strength of our business group. At that time, Walter will just be an ant that we crushed at will. "

Gene's ambition is actually bigger than what he said. After he has seen the strength of those real big businessmen, he actually no longer regards the things in the Owendo area as the focus.

Whether it is Walter or Owendo, he is no longer in his eyes.

Now he just wants to take this opportunity to jump up, and he will spare no expense for it.

Everyone didn't feel surprised when they heard this, because Gene was always radical, and the clues could be seen from the two things arranged after taking over the business group.

However, he succeeded, leading everyone to make a fortune twice in a row. Now Jin's prestige is at its peak, and no one wants to fight against him.

The internal opinions of the Jean Merchant Group were unified, and grain was continuously drawn from the warehouse to form a larger convoy to transport to the front.

At the same time, they increased the purchase of grain from surrounding areas, and directly drained the grain from several farms near the city of Owendo.

This move made Owendo's already exaggerated food prices rise again, causing fierce turmoil...

At the same time, the Water Merchant Group seemed a little quiet, without any strong actions, and everything was proceeding step by step.

Walter is in charge of management in Owendo, while Vic is in charge of the convoy, deploying personnel to towns on the commercial road to collect intelligence according to the lord's request.

Of course, the most important thing is commercial activities. At this time, Vik is escorting a large number of goods back, but this batch of food did not go directly into the city, but was transported to the farms in the suburbs first.

Walter has been operating here in Owendo for many years, and he has a certain foundation anyway. This farm on the outskirts of the city is his property.

It was not the first time for Vic to come to this farm. He probably knew that it was originally used by Walter to house the family members of the business group and find a place for them to live.

After all, not everyone can gain a foothold in the city. Only arable land can make them feel at ease, which can be regarded as a way for Walt to buy people's hearts.

Otherwise, Tiffany made frequent mistakes and almost dragged the business group to death, and there are still people who support her, which is somewhat useful.

At the same time, this is also a base of Walter. It can be seen from the layout here that there is a large area of ​​farmland on the outside, masonry buildings in the middle, rammed earth walls, sentry towers, and arrow towers.

On the other side, there are militiamen patrolling with spears and wearing leather armor.

This is not a simple farm, but more like a simple castle. Whoever wants to take it by force may have to pay a high price.

Vic didn't care about this, and after completing the handover of the team, he found Walter who was here.

"When I first came back, I heard that demonstrations broke out in the city again? Several factories also went on strike? Even the docks have problems?"

It wasn't that Vic completely lost control of the information here after he left, but he had a general idea of ​​the situation in the city during this period of time.

"That's right, this is the fifth time that the price of food has risen sharply, and it's simply beyond the reach of ordinary people. Many people can't even afford black bread.

If these grains entered the city and were seen by them, they would probably be looted immediately, so it was no longer safe to store grain in the city. "

Vic couldn't help but fell silent when he heard this, and Walter probably explained Owendo's historical situation when he saw him like this.

"There are some things you don't know..."

In fact, the drought in the central plains began to appear two years ago, and the local grain showed signs of poor harvest, and the grain price rose slightly. However, Hamlet is also considered a grain-producing area, and there is no such thing as a sufficient grain supply. affect here.

And when the disaster spread on a large scale last year, some places with severe droughts were no longer harvested, but cropped. At this time, Walt felt the change in grain prices and began to plan to store grain, but unfortunately fell into the trap of the ancestors. .

At this time, there is actually enough food in the Hamlet area, but the change in the situation still leads to an increase in food prices, but it is still within the acceptable range of ordinary people.

But in the first half of this year, the continuous drought completely ignited several provinces in the central region, and the explosive kegs exploded and the refugees began to flee, which was the time when Lance came to Hamlet.

And the same influx of refugees into the Hamlet area caused food prices to rise again. At this time, ordinary people complained about food prices, but they were barely acceptable.

But now that the war broke out and food prices soared again, ordinary people have to grit their teeth to bear it, and even some decent workers have to live in tight clothes.

Others couldn't see the clues, but Walter was in this line of business. He just took a look at the market situation and knew that there was no shortage of food in Owendo City.

In fact, the warehouses of the major grain merchants are full of grain, but it is just a wave of harvesting of ordinary people provoked by Gene taking advantage of the situation and collaborating with grain merchants.

But now the large-scale transfer of grain by the Jean Merchant Group to the front line has really caused a shortage of food.

The large-scale action made the already serious situation even worse, and the current food price has completely exceeded the range of ordinary people.

Those middle-income earners with a little savings can still hold on, but the bottom-level people can no longer afford black bread mixed with sawdust, which has caused the current chaos.

"Does the consul not care?" Vic frowned. If this kind of thing happened, the lord would have made a move long ago.

You must know that the farmers in Hamlet used similar methods at that time. They were directly killed by the lords, and all those guys were thrown into labor farms and reformed through labor.

"Come on!" Walter echoed with a smile, "Those guys made a lot of determination, mobilized the city defense army to kill many people, and many were directly driven out of Owendor, which temporarily quelled the chaos. "

"Are they crazy!" Vic just wanted to criticize, but he seemed to understand something and calmed down quickly, and complained with a slightly mocking expression:
"I'm afraid that the money earned by the Zein Merchant Group is shared by those guys. They can't stop the transaction, and they can't wait to increase the transaction.

After all, there are many ordinary people, and they are not their own. Some people will be reborn after death, and only gold coins are their own. "

Walter nodded in agreement, and it seemed to him that the young man Vic finally understood that not everyone was the lord.

And the lives of ordinary people are not as stable as Hamlet having the lord's protection. What is happening in Owendo City now is the norm.

"Then what do we do now?" Vic looked at Walter, the lord gave him a lot of power.

But Vic is very clear that he is still immature, and his ability is not enough to see the undercurrent under the water surface, and he needs to be taught by his seniors.

"Tell me about your trip first."

"The chaos has isolated most of the places, and some towns that are close to each other are okay, at least we know something about it, and the price of local food has also risen a lot.

But some remote ones don’t know the outside situation, because most of the caravans don’t leave, which leads to rising prices, but the food is still cheap, and we made a lot of money this trip..."

Walter was not surprised, because Hamlet had lost the aristocratic class since the cataclysm, and the lords didn't even show up later, which led to further divisions and local autonomy.

Their caravans rely on this situation to move between different places and make money by taking advantage of the price difference.

This is even more so now, taking advantage of the lack of information is almost like buying these grains for nothing.

"How's the safety situation on the road?"

"There were three robberies, but we were better equipped and were quickly repelled by us, with basically no losses.

The remaining scattered ones are just refugees, without even weapons and equipment, just blocking the road and pestering them for food and drink, so I sent them to Hamlet. "

Vic said it with ease, and Walter understood why he could.

Because the combat effectiveness of those retired soldiers who joined the guards is really strong and well-equipped.

Now the militiamen in the manor are trained by them. The improvement in the state can be seen with the naked eye, but the consumption is a bit high.

But at this time, combat power is the most important thing.

He was also Hamlet's soldier, so he more or less understood this simple truth.

Vic's words actually explain why those refugees can find Hamlet continuously, which is also one of the plans.

Walter sorted out the current information, and soon had a plan, and turned to ask Vic a question.

"Do you know why Gene and the others dare to give up Owendo directly?"

"Because people's money has been squeezed out long ago, that is to say, this market has no value, and business behavior always changes with changes in profits."

"That's right, even if we bring the price of grain back to two years ago, it won't help, because ordinary people can't afford it no matter what the price is, so who is collecting grain in the market now?"

"Those grain merchants and rich people!" Vic also understood who Walter planned to aim the scythe at.

"This high grain price can't last long, because the winter wheat planted last year is about to mature, and when this batch of grain appears on the market, it will definitely push down the grain price.

So now we have to seize this period of high prices to sell the grain and exchange it for gold coins, and then use the money to buy various resources that Hamlet urgently needs, especially gunpowder, steel, and cattle and horses.

Also, the current situation in the city is chaotic and unstable, and many talents can't even get enough to eat. I will contact them and find a way to bring some outstanding talents back to Hamlet..."

Walter began to arrange what the business group would do next. It was very simple, that is, to exchange food for money, and then use the money for resources to be transported to Hamlet.

That means that the convoy cannot stop for the next period of time, and bring supplies back to Hamlet from here. On the way, the remaining cars of the convoy must be filled with food and transported back.

Then bring back salt and salted fish from Hamlet, and exchange money and food with those in the towns and villages on the business road.

This back and forth happens to be a cycle.

The plan was perfect, but Walter was still a little unwilling.

"It's a pity, our strength is still too weak to radiate our strength to the front line, otherwise the snowflake salt alone will make us a lot of money."

People need to eat food, but what is also indispensable is salt. If you don’t eat salt for three days, your hands and feet will be weak, not to mention that there are war horses that can’t run without salt.

However, the current scale of the business group is already stretched to maintain the business in the Hamlet area, and there are simply no more manpower and convoys going out.

They couldn't take more risks, and even Owendo didn't dare to put more salt in it, but turned it into an exotic boutique from Totnes.

Not to mention, the rich people in Owendo City have already been cut by him. If those people know the real price, they don't know what will happen.

"Sigh~ so many people have nothing to eat and are forced to become refugees, and those guys take this opportunity to make a lot of money. Could it be that there is no such thing in this world..."

Speaking of which, Vic also realized that he was too naive, expecting those people to wake up would be better than letting dogs not eat shit.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but gritted my teeth and reprimanded.

"Hmph! These rotten maggots will be removed by adults one day."

Compared to the anger of the young man Vic, Walter was much calmer, and even made a joke with a smile.

"Without them, we would have to bleed if we wanted to regain the territory. What these people are doing now is to help us regain the territory better."

To be honest, Walter doesn't care, because he is also a businessman, and he has long been used to such dirty things, and even he has been contributing to the flames.

Whether it's raising the price of food, buying up various supplies like plundering, or trying to find a way to take away talents and force ordinary people into refugees.

Everything they did was to empty out Owendor's war potential and prepare for the lord's recovery.

The situation in Owendo will continue to deteriorate. Those bureaucrats will kill more people for stability, and slowly consume people's hearts, and only Hamlet will profit.

As someone who has seen Hamlet at its peak, he also has some kind of fantasy—to make Hamlet great again!

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The fleet loaded with all kinds of goods departed from Hamlet and was very lucky along the way, did not encounter any pirates, and arrived at the final destination Totnes smoothly.

Little John, who was with the team, was stunned when he saw the giant city.

They also passed through several prosperous port cities along the way, but none of them were of this scale.

After sailing into the port of Totnes, he could see all kinds of ships inside. At first he thought his ship was pretty good, until he saw the five decks, not counting the mast, which were more than ten meters high The large cargo ship, the whole person was shocked.

But he was soon attracted by other more novel things, his face was full of excitement.

It's just that Little John didn't notice that a strange-looking person was looking at him on a cargo ship that also entered the port.

"Fate is guiding..."

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