Arcane Lord

Looking at the low-rise houses with brick lower half and wooden structure in the upper half in front of them, although it is a long row, such a simple appearance makes it difficult for Xia Duo to associate it with an entertainment place.

But the wine glass sign hanging at the door clearly shows its identity.

As if they were aware of the movement outside, not long after Sha Duo and Leiden arrived, a strong, dark-skinned middle-aged man rushed out of the tavern.

"Who is here? Ah - Lord Lord, Lord Layton!" Seeing the two people outside the door, the middle-aged man immediately saluted in a hurry.

Xia Duo recognized that the person in front of him was the person who personally conferred the land and was the first recipient of the land conferment. He was also the person who received the most gold coins in the land conferment ceremony - Lille.

Of course, what impressed Xia Duo the most was Lille's second son, whose promotion ceremony he had just witnessed not long ago.

As the first official mage trained by the Daxia Territory (entrusted with the Tower of Time), how could Xia Duo not be impressed!

"Lil, there's no need to be polite. I just stopped by to see if the business in the tavern is good?"

Sir, you still remember me! Sir, you still remember me! Lear was ecstatic in his heart, but when he heard the lord's question again, his joyful mood suddenly cooled down.

"Sir, the tavern is doing very well."

"Then why do you seem unhappy? Is it a territorial official or a civil servant who is making things difficult for you?"

"No! No! No!"

Leer shook his head quickly, "Everyone in the territory is very kind to me, and no one makes things difficult for me."

"That--"

Shado felt that asking Leer directly might not get anything out of him, so he turned to Leighton, "Do you know what's going on with him?"

Layton glanced at Lille, thought for a moment, and replied: "Sir, if I guess correctly, there should be someone in Savile Town who wants to take advantage of him."

"Lil, is Leiden right?" Shado asked.

Lille did not answer, but the expression on his face said everything. Seeing this, Shado was about to continue asking, but then he thought of the material difficulties that Leiden just mentioned.

He probably guessed some possibilities.

He asked Leighton again: "Has Savile Town started to control the inflow of supplies?"

"Yes."

Leiden nodded, "It started last month. They know that a large amount of gold coins were allocated to the territory for land granting. Some people are interested in these gold coins, and some want to take the opportunity to control the territory market."

"Have you contacted Mayor Thain?"

"I have contacted them, but with little success. After all, the purpose of the Chamber of Commerce is to make money. The most Mayor Thain can do is to force the Savile Chamber of Commerce to open affordable supplies to us, but the Savile Chamber of Commerce cannot solve all the material problems in the territory. Other chambers of commerce are also needed.”

"I remember that Savile Chamber of Commerce has a liquor business, right?"

"It is operating, but it is limited to satisfying the town of Savile. Other chambers of commerce - especially some foreign chambers of commerce also account for a considerable part. It is impossible for the Savile Chamber of Commerce to provide a large share to Daxia."

Having said this, Leiden turned to look at Lille again and explained: "Because gold coins will be settled when the territory is awarded, everyone has a preliminary estimate of their future income.

"With the guarantee of the Territory Code, Lille doesn't care about those people who pay IOUs and drink. Even the issue of IOUs was initiated by Lille!

“Nowadays, the territory’s alcohol consumption is no less than that of Savile Town!”

After listening to Layton's explanation, Sha Duo subconsciously felt that it was a bit too exaggerated, but after thinking about it carefully, what Layton said was actually not an exaggeration at all.

The territory has a population of nearly 10,000, which can be said to be all consumers. Moreover, the territory is still in the development stage and needs drinks to boost morale. Drinking is one of the few entertainment activities, so it is completely understandable that the consumption is high.

At the same time, through this phenomenon, Xia Duo realized that his people's recognition of the Daxia Code and the Daxia Order was much higher than he expected.

Without relatively positive and stable expectations for the future, no one would be willing to spend money so lavishly. Perhaps they would hide the money as soon as they get it, or deposit it in Savile.

This made Xia Duo feel very happy.

It was just a matter of supplies, which was really troublesome. Suddenly there was a Daxia collar market with extremely strong spending power, but Yiying production could not keep up quickly.

When the inventory reaches a certain level, each chamber of commerce will naturally react in a way that best suits their interests. Raising prices is only one aspect, and even further controlling the consumer market in Daxia is not just talk.

After thinking about it, Shado gave Leiden the latest instructions in front of Lille——

"The purchase price of certain materials can be slightly increased, and the premium will be paid by the territory. In addition, the territory residents who have been granted land should be supported and guided to develop in an orderly manner in related production areas.

"Restrictions on the entry of foreign chambers of commerce into the territorial market can be gradually relaxed, but for now, no chamber of commerce, including the Savile Chamber of Commerce, is allowed to enter the territory of Daxia. It is also necessary to strictly investigate the situation of foreign chambers of commerce controlling local business behind the scenes. .

"As for supplies, I will think of another way and solve it before the end of the month!"

…

After leaving the tavern in Lille, Xia Duo visited several other taverns and grocery stores. The territory now only has these few consumption places, and the business must be good.

But the corresponding supplies also encountered the same problems that Lille encountered.

Savile Territory has a relatively small population and relatively conservative production conditions. If a new market is suddenly added, there will inevitably be a shortage of supply in a short period of time.

However, Xia Duo had already planned a trip to Severdon at the end of the month. In addition to delivering goods to Lord Harlan, he now had another purchasing task.

Obtaining goods from Severington can not only alleviate the material shortage problem faced by the territory, but also give a proper blow to the foreign chambers of commerce in Savile Territory and let them make the right choice.

The senior arcanists have all gone out in person, and the effect must be seen.

If those chambers of commerce don't buy it, even if Xia Duo won't do anything to them for the time being, he will definitely give them a good look if he gets the chance in the future!

As long as he thinks about it, there are plenty of opportunities!

…

Next, Xia Duo visited three new villages in turn, summoned several representatives of the residents, asked them about the difficulties they encountered in life, and gave corresponding instructions.

Near noon, Chateau and Leiden had a simple lunch in Jinjin Village, one of the new villages, and then continued to patrol north with Leiden.

When the two of them walked to Codex Square on the west side of the Tower of Time, they could already see the citizens leaving work in batches for lunch.

Shado immediately cast invisibility magic to hide him and Leiden so as not to cause confusion to the crowd. Then he cast a flying spell and flew directly to the north.

Looking down from above, a [Daxia-Saville Channel] that is hundreds of meters wide and stretches for dozens of miles has begun to take shape.