Lord Harland

Chapter 101 Forming a Caravan
Although Powell has heard the name of elf black tea, he has never drank it.

Before becoming hereditary nobles, the three William brothers could earn hundreds of gold coins a year together, which was already very impressive in a professional family.Their social status and income level are already second only to hereditary barons.

But if they want to become hereditary nobles, they must save money to develop their territories, and their ordinary lives are very frugal.

In the first few years of becoming a hereditary nobleman, the territory was not enough to make ends meet, and life was even more difficult.

It wasn't until last summer that the income from liquor and steel continued to flow, and the Harland family was a little more affluent.

Powell also wanted to taste the spirit black tea. He opened his mouth and took a sip, then frowned, his face a bit ugly.

"Why, are you not used to drinking?"

"The taste is a bit too bitter, and I really can't get used to it. Maybe I'm just a bitch, and I think brown sugar water is the best drink."

"Last winter, the production of brown sugar increased by 60.00%. I will bring you a few packs later. Wendy and Sophia will continue to raise seedlings. After a year or two, the brown sugar can be exchanged for money."

"I just look forward to the rapid expansion of the brown sugar plantation. If I can drink brown sugar water every day, I will have no regrets in my life even if I die."

"Second uncle, your request is too low. This year's brown sugar production may double, and your request will be realized by then."

"This is really good news. Richard's mind is really quick, and he can think of various ways to make a fortune. The development and growth of our Harland territory is all due to your whimsical ideas and business strategies.

In recent days, there has been a shortage of table salt in the Territory.I went to Heihe Fort to buy, and found that the price of salt in Heihe Fort has increased by 60.00%. The territory has a population of more than 2 and 10,000+ livestock all need salt. The increase in the price of salt is not a small amount of money. "

The most scarce materials in the territory are cloth and salt.

Northern Xinjiang is not very short of salt.

However, the three provinces directly under the central government directly controlled by the royal family did not find any salt mines.

The salt needed on weekdays is mainly through trade with other provinces.

The three major salt production areas in the Grant Kingdom.

The first is Haiyan in the four eastern provinces.The territories of the four eastern marquises are close to the sea. They use a lot of manpower to cut down trees and boil seawater to obtain salt.

The second is the mineral salt of the Duke of Jonathan. There is a salt mine in the Duke of Jonathan, which can excavate a large amount of table salt.

The third is well salt from the Duke of Lorraine.

Of these three kinds of table salt, well salt is the most expensive and of the highest quality, and it is the salt used by nobles.

The salt business in Gerda province was monopolized by Jerome Holland, who used sea salt from the four eastern marquis territories.

After listening to Powell's narration, Richard showed a bit of worry on his face.

"We use such a large amount of salt, can we talk to Consul Jerram? Lower the price a little."

"Jeram's steward, Saville, made it clear that this is the request of the consul, and there is no way to discuss it."

Li Cha took a sip of elf black tea, weighed the pros and cons, and said: "Since Jerram is unwilling to talk, we have to find a way by ourselves, salt is a necessity of life, and we must not allow people to pinch our balls.

I am going to organize a caravan and take people to the Duke of Jonathan. Not only can I buy salt, but I can also sell some special products of my own territory.

The Zitou Peak in Vicburg can already produce a lot of honey, and some royal jelly, plus two hundred catties of brown sugar, three hundred jars of white wine, and two tons of steel arrowheads.

Calculated to be worth more than [-] gold coins, it is enough to organize a caravan. "

"In this way, it means that we have found another channel for salt, and I am afraid that we will offend Consul Jerram."

Although the consul of Jerram has a high position, he can't control the hereditary baron.What's more, the consul is a low-level official, and he can't work in northern Xinjiang for a few years.

Although the provincial consuls can use various legal and illegal means to suppress the hereditary nobles.

However, hereditary nobles can also use the method of overturning the table to sue the provincial governor in the royal capital's aristocratic council.

If the governor of the province does not take it seriously and makes people angry, he may be overthrown in the noble council.

The noble council has made a decision, and it is difficult for the royal family to violate it.

Although the Grant royal family is the most powerful, it is not as good as one-third of the noble alliance.

If the royal family really angered the public, it might be overthrown by the great nobles below.

This is how the throne of the Grant royal family came about. The next door, Duke Jonathan, became a faint king, and the regime was overthrown in the Grand Duchy of Stanik.

The main reason why the Harland family was unwilling to offend Gerald was Gerald's younger sister, Agnes Holland.
This Mrs. Holland was the favorite woman of King Charles. Although she was over forty years old, she still had a graceful figure and a complexion as white as snow.

Mrs. Holland successively gave birth to three children for King Charles.

It is rumored that King Charles is not satisfied with his eldest son, and plans to replace him are already brewing.

As long as he doesn't push too hard, Li Cha actually doesn't want to offend Jerome Holland.

The relationship between the Harland family and the Consul of Jerram is very ordinary. Last time, in order to obtain a good fief, William found Zachary, the head of the legion, and asked Zachary to come forward to communicate. William gave the Consul of Jerram a sum of money. .

Consul Jerram took money to do things, and with Zachary's face, things went smoothly.

The two sides have dealt with each other once, and William's relationship in Black River Fort is mainly with the Northern Army.

The 60.00% increase in the price of salt is a big burden for the Harland family.

Li Cha could only choose to re-open a channel.

As for whether it will affect Jerram's interests?Can't care too much now.

Since Zachary doesn't give the Harland family face, don't blame the Harland family for affecting his business and slapping him in the face.

After seeing off his second uncle Powell, Li Cha personally came forward and began to adjust the supply of goods and form a caravan.

The Sixth Squadron of Harland Territory is based on the mercenaries under the command of Uncle Soros.It just happened to be able to undertake the protection task, anyway, they have experience.

In addition, some merchants who are proficient in trade are also needed in the caravan.This kind of talent is more difficult to find, large-scale goods trade, must be proficient in mathematics.

And the vast majority of ordinary people in Chenxi Continent are illiterate, and those who understand mathematics are very rare.

Not everyone has the vision to spend a lot of money to train their children to go to church schools.

Caravans controlled by hereditary aristocrats, such people are selected from the nobility branch, and slave families have children.

The Harland family's prosperity is still very short, and they lack suitable talents, so they can only choose from contract slaves.

Fortunately, there are all kinds of characters in the contract slaves, especially the more than 2000 contract slaves who escaped from the orc empire, and their quality is higher.

Richard quickly selected seven or eight contract slaves who were proficient in basic mathematics, and let them transform into merchants and serve as the backbone of the caravan.

(End of this chapter)