Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 331 Negotiations

Rhodes took the bundle of parchment that Duke William handed over with a puzzled face.

Why did he let me watch it?

I didn't show my talent in this area either?

He picked up the parchment and flipped through it, and what he was greeted with was the peculiar smell of animal skin.

A lot of conditions were densely listed on the parchment, and they were written in great detail. The amount of wheat and rye provided by the Fish Kingdom to the Nord Kingdom for free each year was accurate to a few kilograms.

Rhodes even suspected that these agreements provided by the Kingdom of Fish were written so accurately, just to make the simple-minded Nords feel a headache, and they were too lazy to read it in detail.

He frowned and continued to look down one by one, and found that there were still several unobvious text traps in it, and the meaning of some sentences was vague, which could have several interpretations.

The nobles of the Fish Kingdom must be thinking about making a fuss about these ambiguous treaties later.

But these are not important. There are several items that seem to be beneficial to the Kingdom of Nord, but the real beneficiary is the Kingdom of Fish.

After increasing his mental strength countless times, Rhodes' reading speed also increased a lot.

Before long, he put down the parchment.

"Is there any big problem here? I heard that the chief scholar has guided you for a while. Have you learned a little bit of his wisdom?" Duke William asked in a low voice.

Rhodes was sitting next to Duke William, this seat should have been reserved for Marquis Marlon

He turned his head and found a Nord man dressed as a bachelor sitting on the back seat, "Don't you have a bachelor here? Why do you want to ask me who has only been mentored by the chief bachelor for a while?" Opinion?"

"That guy specializes in magic and enchanting, and he doesn't know as much about it as I do." Duke William looked back at the bachelor and replied in a low voice.

Rhodes nodded. "There are still some problems here. Some conditions seem to be beneficial to us, but they are not. Please allow me to discuss with them."

"Then talk to them on our behalf first, remember to be polite." Duke William hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.

Rhodes stood up, and the nobles of the Fish Kingdom across the long table looked up at him.

"Everyone, we feel that this agreement meets our requirements, but there are still some issues that need to be revised." Rhodes said loudly.

"Please tell me." The noble old man of Fish Kingdom nodded.

"Although our country is short of food, we don't need to import so much food from you. Article 14 of the agreement needs to be revised. I think it is enough to reduce the amount of cheap food you provide us with in this article." Rhodes spoke.

"why?"

"Wouldn't it be better if there were more cheap food?"

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As soon as Rhodes finished speaking, the nobles on the side of the Nord Kingdom made doubtful voices.

"In our opinion, the amount of grain you are shipping at the same price as your country is greater than what our country actually needs, and you are selling it at a price that is lower than the market price almost everywhere in our country, which affects the income of farmers in our country .

For example, they can earn ten gold coins a year, but after your food is delivered, they can only earn eight gold coins. Next year, because last year's cheap food is not sold out, they may only earn five gold coins. Gold coins, this is actually a disaster for our country. " Rhodes explained that the target of his explanation was actually the Nord nobles behind it.

Now he even began to wonder whether the miserable life of the civilians in the Roman Empire was related to the merchants of the Fish Kingdom apart from the cruel exploitation of the nobles of the country.

The cheap grain of the Fish Kingdom will impact the grain market of the Nord Kingdom. In order to sell the grain, the farmers of the Nord can only choose to sell at a reduced price.

Their income will be reduced as a result, and other industries will be affected by them.

Originally, this year, they planned to build a new farm tool, buy some cloth and find a tailor to make some new clothes, but because their income has decreased, they can only barely eat enough to eat, and they have no money to do these things.

The income of tailors and blacksmiths would be affected, as would all other trades for similar reasons.

Just like the butterfly effect, it might destroy the entire country's economy.

Unless all the nobles of the Nord Kingdom will buy all the cheap grain sold by the Fish Kingdom and farmers' grain at a reasonable price, and then sell it at a reasonable price.

But this is definitely unrealistic, the nobles are not so selfless, they will definitely still buy grain from their own farmers and the Fish Kingdom at a low price, and then sell it at a high price, so that the people’s life will be more difficult than before. miserable.

If things go on like this, the civilians of the Nord Kingdom may be as miserable as the civilians of the Roman Empire.

The Fish Kingdom's geographical conditions are superior, and crops can be produced three or four times a year. Even if they sell it to the Roman Empire or the Nord Kingdom at that price, they will still make a profit.

"What do you mean? I don't understand? Isn't the more food the better?" asked a Nord nobleman.

"Don't talk yet, let Earl Rhodes continue." Duke William turned his head and said to the nobleman, he almost understood what Rhodes meant.

Rhodes turned to look at the nobles of the Fish Kingdom opposite him.

They had different expressions, some were surprised that their trick was exposed, some were expressionless in silence, and some smiled, as if Rhodes had aroused his interest.

"We didn't expect so much. How to modify this article is up to you to decide." The noble old man said with a smile.

"May I ask what your name is?" Rhodes looked at the old man carefully. He is very old, and the years have left many wrinkles on his face. His silver hair is neatly combed, and he looks like the earth. Like the butler of some ancient nobleman in the movie.

"I am Marquis Abner of Haiyan City." The old man replied.

Haiyan City?
The city where Quentin won the hand-to-hand combat championship?
Rhodes nodded and wrote down his name "There are also some similar issues, such as Article 17, Article 23, and Article 17 is to export a large amount of cheap cotton and linen to us.

Lord Marquis, you should know that our country uses animal skins as the main clothing material, and you export so much that we can't digest it. We don't have so many people to weave cotton and linen into cloth. "

Although Rhodes said so in his mouth, he planned to talk to them privately after the peace agreement was signed.

His textile factories are still worrying about not having enough raw materials.

When he sells the woven cheap cloth back to the Fish Kingdom, the cloth merchants in their country will surely cry to death.

But they are such a big country, and their economy is developing so well, surely they won't collapse because of something like me?

Rhodes feels that playing politics or economics still needs a thick skin, and his practices are really double standards.

However, mechanized production will definitely defeat the original production method, which can be regarded as promoting the progress of civilization.

"How to modify these depends on your wishes." Marquis Abner nodded.

"In addition to these few items that need to be revised, there are still some sentences in the agreement that you provide that are not clear and need to be explained clearly." Rhodes continued.

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