Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 165 bluff
The Knights of the Glorious Cross is based in a small castle in the center of Glory City, and Rhodes didn't find the small castle until he went nearby.

Standing at the gate of the castle were two guards equipped with one-handed swords and shields. They wore bright silver armor with only a pair of eyes exposed.

Rhodes stepped forward.

"I want to go in and find someone," he said.

The two guards looked at Rhodes vigilantly. They stared carefully at the pattern on the shield in Rhodes' hands, trying to remember which family's crest it was.

After thinking about it for a while, they didn't think of any family that used this weird smiling face as the family crest.

"Which family do you belong to?" one of the guards asked, and he used honorifics in his words. It was obvious that they regarded Rhodes as a certain noble knight that the two of them didn't know.

These two guards were just ordinary civilians before joining the Knights, and they had the lowest status in the Knights, otherwise they would not have come to guard the gate.

Rhode felt that if he admitted that he was just a commoner, the two guards would definitely not let him in.

"I'm Viscount Miles Piguet of Gulfstream City in the Kingdom of Fish. When I passed by this city, I felt that this city has great commercial potential. I want to discuss a business with your city lord. I want my family to have a good relationship with this city. trade with this city." Rhodes had an idea and talked nonsense to the two guards without changing his face.

After hearing Rhode's words, the two guards suddenly realized that they were nobles from the Fish Kingdom, no wonder they didn't recognize the coat of arms on it.

They recognized that the armor of Rhodes and Baron were both forged with the unique skills of the Fish Kingdom, and they could still find some differences from those made by the blacksmiths of the Roman Empire.

The Kingdom of Fish and the Roman Empire have maintained friendly relations recently, and it is not particularly inconceivable that the little nobles of the Kingdom of Fish came to the Roman Empire.

"It will be a good thing for everyone if my family and your city lord reach a consensus and start trading. You can buy wine and food at a much lower price than now. Just like you know, our crops We can harvest three to four times a year, and we have so much wine and food that we can't finish it, so we can only find a way to sell it." Rhodes continued to talk nonsense seriously.

The two guards were taken aback by what Rhodes said. They were a little worried that their previous behavior would make the lord unhappy and eventually lead to the failure of the transaction.

"Come in, my lords." A guard said hastily.

He has already begun to imagine what kind of reward he will get if he invites such a distinguished guest in. Although he cannot be directly appointed as a knight, at least he can be qualified to ride a horse and become a rider of the Knights, instead of the current situation. A servant infantry that manages logistics.

"You guys rest here first, I'll find someone to ask the city lord to come down and talk to you." The guard brought Rhodes and the others into the hall of the castle.

"Don't worry too much, we have enough patience." After hearing Rhode's words, the guard was very moved, and his running speed accelerated a little.

This castle is really small, there is not even a courtyard, and entering the gate is the castle "hall".

A normal castle hall is enough for hundreds of people to sit inside, but the hall of this small castle makes dozens of people feel crowded.

"I am the steward of the castle. Do you need something to drink? I am very sorry, Mr. Wilson has a very important matter to deal with, please wait a little longer." An old man with gray temples appeared in the hall of the castle inside.

what's important?It should be related to Michelle.

Rhodes thought quietly.

"We still have a lot of time, but I'm curious to know what your city lord is dealing with? If it's about territorial affairs, maybe I can give him some good advice." Rhodes pretended to be curious and said.

"Thank you very much, sir. However, what Mr. Wilson is dealing with now is not territorial affairs, but matters related to the knight order. As we all know, Mr. Wilson is both the lord of Glory City and the leader of a knight order. I hope you can wait patiently." " said the butler apologetically.

"Myers, let's talk to the owners of other cities. I don't think the owners of Glory City have any sincerity." Baron whispered to Rhodes, but he deliberately controlled the volume of his voice so that he could The castle steward could barely hear.

"Don't be so anxious, let's wait another 10 minutes." Rhodes pretended to be calm and said to Baron.

Rhodes smiled in his heart, but he didn't expect that Baron was not stupid, and he knew that one would sing a good face and the other would sing a bad face.

"Sir, in fact, I can also discuss trade with you." The butler said bravely, and he was also worried that Rhodes and the others would not have the patience to wait.

"Can you decide on such an important matter?" Baron asked loudly.

The steward was startled by Baron's voice, calmed down and said, "Isn't it just agreeing to trade with you? I think the city lord will definitely agree."

"It's not that simple." Rhode shook his head. "We still need to discuss the tax rates of different types of goods. If the tax rates are too high and I can't make money, then I have to choose to cooperate with other cities. There are some other things such as The amount that needs to be delivered every month should be almost exactly enough to be sold out. If too much is shipped every month, and the consumption capacity of your urban residents is not enough, it will cause a backlog of my goods and affect the profit of the goods. This situation is very important to us. There is no benefit. In addition, there are many things that need to be discussed in detail, and I don't think you can replace your city lord to discuss."

Although Rhodes has never done business, in the era of information explosion, he still learned something from games and novels. Although the actual operation is very problematic, talking about the concept can still change the world. Most people are fooled.

After all, for them, being able to read and write can be regarded as advanced intellectuals.

After the butler heard Rhodes' words, cold sweat oozes from his back. He has never heard of many ideas in the passage just now. It is the first time he has heard the word consumption power, but he can't figure out why this person said that there are too many shipments. The goods are not good for them, and he wonders if Rhodes is cheating him.

"Why do you say that bringing in too many goods is not good for us?" the butler asked after taking a deep breath, although he thought it was a bit presumptuous.

"For example, we transport a lot of grain at a time. The price of wheat in your city is about ten copper coins per catty, but ours is also sold at ten copper coins per catty. This has no effect on the purchasers. And for those For farmers, it has a lot to do with it. Before our grain arrives, they can sell all the surplus grain after taxation by their families, and use the money to buy cloth and farm tools. After our grain arrives, They can't run out of grain, so in order to sell all of it, they can only choose to lower the price, selling wheat to eight copper coins a catty, and we can only choose to lower the price like them..." Rhodes bit the bullet and pretended to be calm Explain to the housekeeper.

"Isn't the drop in food prices a good thing for everyone?" The butler interrupted Rhodes, thinking that Rhodes just wanted to make more money.

"Please wait for me to finish." Rhodes pretended to be angry and said, "You are too naive, how can this be a good thing? In this way, we will form a vicious competition with farmers, which will lower the price and lose profits. Moreover, farmers could earn two gold coins for a harvest, but they only earned one gold coin due to vicious competition. They would have paid two gold coins to blacksmiths, tailors, and tavern owners, but after we joined, they only had one gold coin to pay. To them, this has implications for every industry in your city."

"But sir, our city is still relatively short of food. There is too little wheat, so the price is high. Most people choose to buy rye to satisfy their hunger. When some harvests are not good, many people can't even afford rye. And if If you can't sell them all, we can take them all and store them in a disaster year." The housekeeper said again.

"What I want to sell to you is the part you lack. If you sell too much, it will have the impact I mentioned, and do you think I will choose whether to sell the wheat for eight copper coins per catty to River Valley City or eight copper coins per catty?" Give it to you?" Rhodes stood up and said, he thought something wrong before, the situation he envisioned was more harmful when the productivity was developed, but the current situation is that the productivity is too low, many people can't eat enough, The food harvested by the farmers near Glory City cannot fully satisfy everyone's needs.

"You have no sincerity at all. I think we should go to discuss with other cities. I think basically all the city owners will welcome us." Baron also stood up and said angrily.

The housekeeper panicked when he saw that they were about to leave, "I'm sorry, I'm going to find Mr. Wilson right now, please wait a little longer."

"Let's go with you, lest he run down." Rhodes said.

The butler hesitated for a while, but finally agreed, leading Rhodes and the others upstairs...

(End of this chapter)