Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 219 Firearms Trading

The satisfied Ferrier didn't sleep all night after returning with a bunch of luxury goods given by Owen. She tried on dozens of clothes alone, not to mention a bunch of jewelry, all of which were displayed in front of the gorgeous fitting mirror. Once again, I even thought of being taken care of.

"In the next year, I will be the most dazzling one at the banquet." Ferrier said confidently, especially when her eyes were on the dazzling array of cosmetics, her eyes almost dazzled.

This was also the first time she knew that makeup and skin care were so complicated, no less complicated than brewing a magic potion.

But I have to say that the lethality of these things for women is definitely at the level of mushroom eggs. Ferrier, who had not slept all night, worked very hard. She started selling arms the next day, and generously showed that she was training to use muskets and artillery. soldiers.

Although firearms are rare in the empire, they are not unheard of. After all, at that time, large-scale equipment was only canceled instead of completely destroyed. Instead, many people fled from the army. Now many remote nobles like to give their subordinates a small amount of equipment. This is scary. The weapon is very effective. With a single sound, those mud-legged people will fall to their knees on the spot.

Even the imperial border troops would choose to equip some patrolling soldiers, because firing a shot is equivalent to a warning.

However, there are really not many large-scale equipment, because the barrel needs to be hammered by hand, and it must be a skilled blacksmith. Otherwise, if the hammered barrel is slightly off, the bullet will not know where to fly.

Such a waste of time and energy is enough to make seven or eight gun heads or two or three one-handed swords. Moreover, the service life of the musket is too short. Apart from training, it will be scrapped after only a hundred rounds. If it really encounters a fierce battle, The battle will be over in one fight.

Moreover, there are high requirements for maintaining firearms and storing ammunition. Therefore, with many problems and shortcomings, coupled with the high cost, not many people will choose to buy them in large quantities. At most, nobles will use them for hunting.

But things are different now. The Northland is in chaos. All the Northland nobles and even some small nobles on the border of the empire are eager to find a weapon that can protect themselves.

After simple training, farmers can use it. Firearms that are both easy to train and scary have become their first choice. They can't kill people anyway, but just hearing the sound will make them more courageous. Therefore, the newly opened arms business in Ferrier Town is very prosperous.

As soon as Ferrier's arms business started, Count Solari knew about it.

As one of the only earls in the North, Count Solari has always looked down on Countess Ferrier, not only because she is a female figure, but also because she has gradually monopolized the North through her connections based on her beauty. Di Feimao has created a foundation, so he looks down on the other party from the bottom of his heart.

But last time the other party used cursed flesh and blood to lure away the aberrants, which made him a lot more vigilant and sent a lot of extra manpower to Ferrier Town. That's why he found out so quickly that the other party was selling firearms and even asked people to buy them. A batch of discounted goods.

These discounted items were used in the Battle of Mara Town. They were five or six layers new and well maintained. There was a danger of exploding the barrel after a few rounds with a full charge, but it would be fine if they were used for training with a half charge.

Because it was cheap, a lot of people bought it. After all, they could choose to lie down and avoid struggling if a few shots couldn't solve the problem, which they didn't mind.

As for why Count Solari bought the discounted goods, it was mainly because he wanted to see who made these muskets. New goods can be disguised, but old goods cannot.

Looking at the guns one by one, Count Solari wiped his hands with his cloak, his expression thoughtful.

"It's not used by the Empire's military. Where did she get the supply from?" Count Solari found that although the quality of these muskets was average, they had uniform specifications. They were obviously manufactured in batches, and there were not many people with this ability. There were not many people nearby. Only the imperial frontiers have this ability, but judging from the style, it's not the case. It was obtained from somewhere else, but who is behind that woman?

After thinking about that person's connections, Count Solari felt his head growl. He simply gave up thinking and instead considered whether to purchase a batch of firearms.

Because he has an elite cavalry under his command, Count Solari prefers to take the initiative and attack quickly, and has little interest in the formation-focused and slow-moving musketeers.

But now the situation is getting worse and worse. He is vaguely aware of the empire's plan, and the family's attitude has become ambiguous, which gives him an ominous premonition. Therefore, as a defensive weapon, it is indeed necessary to purchase a batch of muskets. The most important thing is that the price is not expensive, even if it is brand new, he can accept it.

As Count Solari purchased a large number of muskets, Countess Ferrier even trained an army of firearms and drove the mobs around with great force, which immediately caused a change in the direction of the entire Northland.

Many northern nobles and minor nobles from the border of the empire came here to buy muskets. Fei Lier refused to refuse anyone who came and sold them for money. She sold thousands of muskets in a short period of time, allowing Owen to obtain a large amount of funds, and Fei LiEr I also used my bedroom to buy more luxuries from him, even a luxurious bathroom.

Such a large-scale sale of muskets has naturally attracted the attention of many people, but just like Count Solari, Countess Ferrier's interpersonal relationships are too complicated. For more than ten years, her connections have spread all over the Northland and the borders of the empire. , even the imperial capital has connections with several big cities. After all, the top furs in the North are the best stepping stone.

In addition, Countess Ferrier is charming and good at dancing. She has friends all over the world and countless admirers. It is not impossible to find the person who provides these muskets through her connections, but the time and cost will definitely make most people unable to do so. People give up this idea, so they can only use other methods.

Samyi, who was building an intelligence network in Ferrier Town, suddenly came back, but after listening to her report, Owen was dumbfounded.

"Is the situation really that bad?" Owen said, rubbing his brows.

"This is still too short a time. If we give the root some more time, we can dig out more information." Samyi was also a little helpless, because she knew very well the importance of Ferrier Town to the outward development of territorial intelligence, but it happened The situation in Ferrier Town was so complicated that she even found it difficult.

Because Ferrier is addicted to the upper-class aristocratic life, many things in the territory are completed by her subordinates. These subordinates have been manipulated by Ferrier. There is no problem with their loyalty, but their abilities are average and their number is too small, causing them to Even if you want to do something, you have to find more people to complete it, so dominance gaps will inevitably occur.

However, there are frequent exchanges of people here, and powerful people from the Northland and the Empire border often communicate with each other. Therefore, Ferrier Town has become a place where various forces deploy people to inquire about intelligence and collect information.

Over time, almost all the merchants in Ferrier Town have become the informants of various forces, and they have many associates, and these associates have developed more civilians to serve as informants.

Let's put it this way, if you arrest ten people at random in Ferrier Town, if you kill them all, they are probably unjust, but if you kill nine, some of them will definitely slip through the net. This shows that there are a lot of spies and spies in Ferrier Town.