Urban Sims

Chapter 42
The agricultural production in Grandland has surged, leading to a series of new problems that Zhou Ming did not expect.

The food was flooding, and the consumption capacity in the territory could not be improved for a while. The farmers who had a large amount of food on hand fell into a state of being at a loss.

"Sell all the farm cattle and agricultural tools in the castle to the farmers! Then take some coins from the castle treasury and buy the surplus grain in the hands of the farmers at a reasonable price. If these grains remain in the hands of the farmers, I'm afraid Next year, Grainland's grain output will not increase, but will even decline! Human inertia is there, and no one will lie on the granary and work."

Zhou Ming took a series of emergency measures to take back most of the surplus grain in the hands of the farmers by means of barter and money recycling.

In addition to the old grain accumulated in the castle granary over the years, there is a total of nearly [-] tons of grain, which is backlogged in Zhou Ming's hands.

The total population of the Gran Territory is only over 4000 people. This amount of food is enough for the entire population of the Territory to eat for three years without any labor.

"No, I have to sell the grain in my hand immediately. If I keep it in my hand, it will only rot in the granary. I have to ask some traveling merchants who pass by Granland to help sell the grain to other territories!"

Zhou Ming intends to ask traveling merchants to help solve the problem of food flooding in Grandland.

Traveling merchants are the main representatives of merchant power in this world. They travel between various territories and sell all kinds of novel goods. Some traveling merchants are well-informed and have extensive activities. It is undeniable that it is this group of traveling merchants that connect the nearly closed territories of this world in terms of material and information.

In order to solve the problem of food sales, Zhou Ming ordered people to post an investment invitation notice at the intersection of the border of the territory.

The main content of the announcement is three, namely:
10. Traveling merchants who engage in commercial activities are only subject to a 10% commercial tax, and those with a total transaction volume of less than [-] gold coins are exempt from tax.

[-]. There is a large amount of food for sale in the skill. Any merchants are welcome to come to buy it. The more you buy, the better the price.

[-]. Tourists who pass through the skills are exempted from various taxes such as toll tax, labor tax, and landing tax. Any tourist can stay in the hotels provided by the skills.

After these three items appeared on the bulletin, they attracted the attention of almost all the tourists passing through here.

The traveling merchants stood in front of the announcement for a long time. These three items on the announcement, regardless of which one, exude a fatal attraction to these traveling merchants who regard profit as their life.

First of all, only 10% of the commercial tax is levied, which is the lowest tax rate encountered by these traveling merchants who have traveled through countless territories. Compared with those territories that often impose heavy taxes of 30% and 50%, this low The astonishing 10% tax burden has doubled or several times their profit margins.

Secondly, in addition to commercial taxes, traveling merchants carry money and belongings through various territories, and they cannot avoid being extorted by the lords of various places.

Such as road tax, there is no doubt that it is a toll, and the rest tax refers to the rest tax for one night in the territory, and the landing tax is even more rascal. If it falls on the ground, the dropped goods have nothing to do with the owner anymore, they belong to the local lord.

In other words, compared with the hard-working farmers in the fields, these seemingly beautiful traveling merchants actually live a less chic life.

So Luo is such a traveling merchant who sells food for a living. Over the years, he has traveled all over the world. It took more than 20 years, and now his caravan passes through various territories. As long as he plays the banner given to him by the lord of the place and pays a little toll at most, he can rely on his personal friendship with the lord to avoid a lot of losses. .

Even so, in the past 20 years, he has earned a little money, but Solo has not saved much. After all, food is only a popular commodity, which is not as good as gold, stone, jade, weapons, copper and iron. The advantage is that the risk is relatively small , the disadvantage is that the profit rate is low, and only in the year of great famine can one make a fortune.

Seeing the announcement at the intersection, Solo, who was just passing by and had no intention of entering Gran Territory, decided to meet the lord of this territory and make a friend.

By the way, I also want to ask, is there really so much grain for sale in this territory.

……

The castle parlor.

"Mr. Solo, Grandling welcomes you grain merchants. When you buy grain here, we can provide as much as you want, and the larger the quantity, the better the price. The more you buy, the more discounts you will get."

Zhou Ming asked the servants to serve him drinks, entertained the well-dressed Mr. Solo, who was a little short, but with a businessman's gleam in his eyes, and sold granling's grain.

"Dear Steward Ryan, I would like to ask, is the announcement written by your leader at the intersection, is the content on it true? For example, only 10% commercial tax is charged and all kinds of miscellaneous taxes are exempted from tourists?"

Before confirming the cooperation, Su Luo wanted to confirm again.

"Writing in plain text and displaying it publicly, how could it be false? Mr. Solo, Grandland is a place that strictly abides by laws and regulations. As long as the decree is formulated by the lord of Granland, it will not fail to be implemented. If Solo Sir, when you met someone in Grand Land who collected commercial taxes that were not stipulated by the law, tell me, and I will punish that person severely!"

Hearing Zhou Ming's stern words of assurance, So Luo felt relieved, and asked him how much grain Granling had in store for sale.

Zhou Ming took him to the castle granary to have a look. Seeing that the granary was full and almost overflowing with grain, So Luo couldn't help exclaiming.

"God, I'm afraid this grain is enough to feed the population of an earl for a year. The grains I've trafficked all my life don't add up to that much!"

So Luojue's heart couldn't take it anymore. This granary was full of grain, like a beautiful woman standing in front of her naked. He wanted to eat, but couldn't.

but……

With so much food in front of him, it also means that a huge business opportunity is in front of him. If he can seize this business opportunity, not to mention getting rich overnight, it will be no problem to eat his stomach in one bite!
Because, Solo learned from some of his traveling business friends that in the Kingdom of Iron Castle, which is adjacent to the south of the Kingdom of Voris, since the death of the old king, there has been a fierce battle for the throne between the prince and the uncle, and this war has been fought. For more than a year, there is still no winner. A large amount of land has been barren due to the war, which has caused a severe shortage of food in the country, and the price of goods has skyrocketed. If a batch of food can be transported to the Kingdom of Iron Castle...

However, although Solo really wanted to make a lot of money, with his current wealth, it would be good if he could eat one-tenth of a granary full of grain, and it would be wishful thinking to eat all of it.

Zhou Ming saw that he was embarrassed, so he asked the reason. After hearing Solo's introduction of the chaotic situation in the Iron Castle Kingdom and his lack of capital, he made a decision that he never expected.

"Solo, I can sell these grains to you on credit in batches. As long as you sell these grains to the Kingdom of Iron Castle, and then buy a batch of iron ingots needed by the Grand Land from the Kingdom of Iron Castle, you don't need to ask me For extra money, you just need to get me enough iron ingots."

Zhou Ming has heard about the Kingdom of Iron Castle for a long time. This is a rich kingdom with 36 counties and is famous for producing a large amount of high-quality iron ore. Its national strength, population, and resources are many times stronger than that of the Kingdom of Voris. Iron Castle Kingdom There were civil strife, and there were countless small countries around the world who wanted to get some cheap money. Zhou Ming also wanted to make a plan. Of course, it was the idea to use the iron ingot resources of the Iron Fort Kingdom.

Hear this.

So Luo suddenly stood up from the chair, took off his hat, knelt down in front of Zhou Ming on one knee, touched his chest and bowed deeply: "Dear Mr. Ryan, your generosity and kindness have moved So Luo very much. , don't worry, after I transport the grain from your collar to the Kingdom of Iron Castle, I will definitely exchange all the grain into iron ingots and transport it to Grand Collar. Give me the task of Solo!"

The so-called scholar dies for his confidant, and Solo, who has always regarded profit as his life, goes to every business with the purpose of making a lot of money, but this time, he wants to give up this huge profit as an investment to obtain this The trust and reuse of this young housekeeper will lay a solid foundation for more cooperation opportunities in the future!

"Mr. Solo, get up quickly. How can I let you not earn a single silver coin? Don't worry, you should get all the benefits that belong to you. If you complete this business well, you will be able to produce it in the future. Food, I will continue to cooperate with you and sell it to various kingdoms and all over the world!"

Zhou Ming saw many opportunities to promote the rapid development of Grand Land from traveling merchants like So Luo. For example, iron ingots are currently the most scarce in Grand Land. If So Luo can bring enough iron ingots, he can Rely on these iron ingots to forge more farm tools, make more armor, and train more soldiers and horses.

What Granland currently lacks the most is a combat-capable army capable of defending the territory.

(End of this chapter)