The years when I was a nobleman in the world of Terra

Maria was the first to bear the brunt, followed by Senomi and the forest guard. When the three cuties were all hanging on him, even if the one-eyed old man was really angry, he really couldn't get angry.

"What do you want me to say about the three of you?"

Looking at the three little girls who were stretching their arms and legs, the one-eyed old man could only show a helpless and doting smile in the end.

"If you don't want me to be angry, don't deliberately say those words to anger me. Grandpa blacksmith, I am already very old, and I can't be stimulated too much."

"We just hope that grandpa blacksmith can listen to what brother-in-law said."

Maria scratched her face in embarrassment.

"Surely you don't want the blacksmith shop to close, do you?"

"I didn't say I didn't want to listen, okay?"

The one-eyed old man said angrily.

"I'm not too old to listen to other people's advice."

After pulling down the three little guys one by one and putting them on the chair beside him, the one-eyed old man curled his lips, but finally moved his gaze to Charlotte.

"Mr. Charlotte, please help me find a way. I really want to continue to open this blacksmith shop."

"Grandpa blacksmith, may I ask, do these weapons and armor hanging on the wall of the living room have any special meaning to you?"

Charlotte considered her words.

"Before solving the problem, I want to collect more intelligence."

"Those are the items used by my old comrades-in-arms during their lifetime, and they are also their last relics."

The one-eyed old man's words were very light, but after Charlotte finished listening, he always felt that the weapons and armor hanging on the wall of the living room were heavier in his heart.

"It's not that I'm boasting. When I was a soldier, I was indeed quite fierce, so I got a lot of rewards from the old man. This part of the reward was used by me to open this blacksmith shop, and the rest The part of it was used by me to buy these weapons and armor."

Originally, according to Charlotte's idea, in order to improve the unfavorable situation of the blacksmith shop, the first thing to do is to start with the environment, first remove all these weapons and armor that would scare the guests.

But after hearing the origins of these armors and weapons, and feeling the heavy history, he knew that he would not do this, and he definitely could not do it.

History may be just a story for bystanders, but for those who have experienced it first-hand, such as the one-eyed old man, it is full of unscrupulous joy and sentimentality.

These weapons and armors are the best proof that the old comrades of the one-eyed old man are still "alive". No one is qualified to let the one-eyed old man remove them.

"I understand."

Charlotte nodded slightly, and then he said another sentence.

"Then, grandpa blacksmith, I need to know what kind of predicament the blacksmith shop is facing now."

Asking such a direct question is probably the so-called low EQ performance, but Charlotte felt that people from the military like the one-eyed old man would not care too much about such trivial matters with him.

"If I can know why the guests are unwilling to patronize me, then I still need you to solve the problem."

The one-eyed old man complained to Charlotte angrily, but after a few seconds, he still added an honest explanation.

"I think I should have offended someone."

"Offended someone?"

Charlotte frowned slightly.

"Who is offended?"

"Offended a Duke."

"My lord...?"

Because of the surprise in her heart, Maria immediately covered her small mouth.

It's just that, except for Maria, everyone present didn't have much change in expression.

"Mr. Charlotte, I thought you were going to panic."

Facial expressions can be deceiving, but the subconscious movements of the body cannot.

The one-eyed old man had never studied psychology or anything like that, but his many years in the military allowed him to easily know whether a person was trying to maintain his composure.

And obviously, Charlotte was not trying to be calm, he really didn't see it in the eyes of the Duke.

"That's the Duke, don't you care at all?"

"Who knows."

Charlotte shrugged slightly, revealing a somewhat mysterious smile.

Not to mention the duke, what Charlotte will do next is not much different from saying "Your father is dead" in front of the two princes.

But then again, for His Highness the First Prince and His Royal Highness, if their father is really dead, maybe they will be even happier?

But in general, even if you are not afraid of offending the two princes, His Royal Highness Charlotte, let alone the Duke.

"Grandpa blacksmith, what kind of entanglement is there between you and the Duke?"

"The Duke has taken a fancy to my craftsmanship, and hopes that I can forge excellent weapons and armor for the knight commanders under his command."

After confirming that Charlotte really didn't have any intention of being afraid or shrinking back, the one-eyed old man, who felt bored, continued.

"But I've had enough of the faces of the Casimir nobles, and I have no interest in working for any nobleman."

When he said this, the eyes of the one-eyed old man never moved away from Charlotte. As for whether he cared about pointing, maybe only he could know.

"After rejecting the duke's request several times, I came to this place to open a blacksmith shop. The business was actually pretty good at the beginning, but after the old grand duke introduced new laws and the duke's deliberate suppression , this business is getting worse day by day."

Charlotte knew that the old grand duke had issued a new law, so what he wanted to know was how the duke suppressed it.

"Grandpa blacksmith, can you tell me exactly how the duke was suppressed?"

"Put your head out and see for yourself."

The one-eyed old man pointed to the door of the blacksmith shop.

"I can tell you that almost all the blacksmith shops on the street, except for the one I own, belong to the Duke."

"understood."

Charlotte showed a knowing expression.

"Price pressure?"

"Yes, but not all."

The one-eyed old man nodded and then shook his head.

"The price is one aspect. Those people sell some weapons and armors of substandard quality at a price lower than the cost price. On the contrary, those excellent weapons and armors forged in my shop are not quiet. You said I should find Who makes sense?"

"Price competition."

Charlotte nodded.

Such things as price competition were commonplace in Charlotte's previous life, as long as he only walked on the street, he would definitely be able to find out.

For merchants selling the same products or providing the same business, in order to attract enough customer traffic, in addition to providing better products or services, the fastest and most effective way is to lower prices.

One has lowered the price, and in order to recover the loss of passenger flow, the other will definitely follow suit.Only when both parties have lowered their prices to the point where there is almost no money to make, will the merchants sit down and negotiate a price that everyone can agree on, and stop hurting each other.

In addition to price wars between small merchants and small merchants, it is more common for large merchants to suppress small merchants.

Large merchants have sufficient liquidity, and short-term losses will not affect their daily operations at all. Therefore, large merchants can adopt a model of small profits but quick turnover, and forcibly lower prices to a level that a small merchant cannot accept.

When consumers buy things, they often don't have such things as sympathy. When the quality of goods and services are similar, it is natural to choose whichever is cheaper.

After a long time, those small businesses that have lost most of their customer traffic will naturally have no way to continue their business. They can only be forced to withdraw from the market and hand over their market share.

The blacksmith's shop of the one-eyed old man is also facing such a problem.

Chapter 179 Chapter 170 Chapter [-] Duke Ferid

To solve this problem of the one-eyed old man, it is actually very simple to say that it is simple, and it is actually a bit troublesome to say that it is troublesome.

In order to win this kind of price war that is almost a conspiracy, the simplest and most direct way is of course to use violence to control violence and use the power of money to win this duel.

If it is a competition of comprehensive strength, perhaps in the eyes of the Duke, Charlotte can only be a low-level role.But if you only compete with the family's financial resources, then even the Duke may not have the confidence to beat Charlotte.

It is true that the heritage of every duke has been accumulated over the years, and the family represented by the duke must also possess a massive amount of wealth.But in the final analysis, Casimir is still a country dominated by agriculture, and the existence of nobles is more like feudal landlords.

Dukes are equivalent to big feudal landowners, and most of their wealth is concentrated in the land.

But Charlotte is different. His money-making business has nothing to do with real estate. Even if he is willing to kill chickens and eggs, he can cash out all the "Hearthstone" cards in his hand in exchange for sufficient cash flow.Not to mention that Xia Luo has an ally like Shi Huaiya beside her. Little Huniu may not have many other things, but she definitely has enough money. After all, this person is called "Shi Bancheng" by the people of Longmen.

All in all, as long as Charlotte is willing to do it, he will never lose in the price war.

But do you really want to do this? Charlotte thought about it, and finally gave up on this decision.

It's not because Charlotte doesn't want to spend money on the one-eyed old man's blacksmith shop, but when he knows that many people's hopes and futures are pinned on him, he becomes more and more used to thinking about problems from a more comprehensive perspective.

In this situation where the two princes are about to have a full-scale quarrel with their highnesses, it would not be a particularly good idea to provoke a duke for no reason.So even if Charlotte had thousands of ways in his mind to bring the one-eyed old man's blacksmith shop back to life, he couldn't do it.

"So, there is only one way left to go."

Charlotte murmured softly.

"Take advantage of this opportunity to pay a visit to the Duke."

"Little Charlotte, have you made up your mind yet?"

W sauce asked softly in Charlotte's ear.

"What's the matter, sister, I can help."

"Platinum and I are going out for a trip."

Charlotte said directly.

"I'll be back in a while. During my absence, watch the two younger ones and have a good chat with the older ones."

"Go early and come back early."

W sauce didn't mean to ask Charlotte what she was going to do at all.

"When little Charlotte is away, just leave everything at home to me."

"Then please."

After getting the affirmative answer from W Sauce, Charlotte waved to Platinum beside her.

"Platinum, let's go."

"Don't you need to bring one more person, won't Mrs. Margaret accompany you?"

Platinum tilted her head.

"I think Mrs. Margaret should be interested in setting off with us."

"It's not necessary."

Charlotte shook her head slightly.

"It's enough to have Platinum by your side."

"understood."

The assassin girl lifted the hem of her maid's skirt, and gave a skirt-raising ceremony in Charlotte's direction.

"Thank you, Master, for your trust."

……

Perhaps the saying that people are born to work hard really does exist. Before Charlotte sat in the blacksmith shop for a while, she had to set off for the next location.

But there's nothing to complain about, because Charlotte also knows that if she chatters about everything like a bitch, then there's no need to do anything.Moreover, there were two young girls who accompanied him to set off, so he should have enjoyed it instead of complaining.

In addition to Platinum, Shi Huaiya, whom Charlotte hadn't seen for two days, also appeared, and it was Charlotte who called Little Huniu over.

Charlotte still has the number 13 in his heart. Although he is well known in Casimir's aristocratic circle, not everyone will sell his face.The Earl and even the Marquis would indeed use an equal status to interact with him, but at the level of the Duke, it is very likely that they would not take him seriously at all.

Because in the eyes of several dukes, he, Charlotte, is probably a nouveau riche with nothing but money.

But Shi Huaiya is different. This little tiger girl is not only rich, but also has a very high status and status. In Casimir, even the two princes have to talk to her in a good manner, let alone be Your Excellency the Duke.

"Mr. Charlotte, you used me again."

Sitting in the carriage, looking at Charlotte lying on the platinum lap, Shi Huaiya pouted.

"How are you going to repay my favor?"