Phoenix Grand Lord

As the capital of the Viscount Territory of Broken Star, River Valley Town is much larger and more prosperous than Zilin Town and Marigold Town.

Zilin Town and Marigold Town are both baron territories, with an administrative level one level lower than River Valley Town, and a population less than half of River Valley Town.

If compared by military strength, Zilin Territory has more than 20 awakened knights, Marigold Territory has more than 40 awakened knights, and Broken Star Territory has more than 100 awakened knights.

Looking at the entire northwestern border area, Broken Star Territory is considered to be a strong existence.

The town walls of Zilin Town and Marigold Town are surrounded by spiked wooden fences, while the River Valley Town of Broken Star Territory has already taken on the appearance of a small city, and the outer wall is made of 6-kilometre-high gray stone walls.

The moss and knife and arrow marks on the wall have witnessed the hundreds of years of history and wind and rain of this town.

The gate of River Valley Town is made of two dark oak door panels. The inward-opening door panels are nailed with iron hoops and complex iron locks. A spiked iron gate fixed by hinges is hung high in front of the door panels.

The family emblem of Broken Star Valley is carved above the gate, and the blue and white flag of Viscount Broken Star is flying on the top of the gray wall.

There is also a team of Viscount Lord soldiers standing guard at the gate. When Luo Wei, wearing a noble animal skin cloak, passed through the gate, these lord soldiers did not question Luo Wei and Xia Liz directly.

The streets in the town are narrow and tortuous. The main road is paved with irregular cobblestones mixed with sand and gravel. This kind of paved road surface has never existed in Zilin Town and Marigold Town, not to mention the overgrown Merlin Valley Manor in troubled times.

The streets are crowded with people, and carriages and pedestrians are endless.

On both sides of the street are commercial and residential buildings built with Broken Star Valley stones. Most of these buildings are two-story structures. The lower floor is mostly used as a shop or a workshop for craftsmen, and the top floor is used for home life.

The exterior walls of the buildings are yellowed due to their age. Many corners are covered with dog urine moss. The windows are small and tall. Some wealthy families have iron patterned window panes on their windows.

There is also a pointed wizard tower in the farthest distance. Only the lords who have magicians in the territory are qualified to build wizard towers.

The whole town, inside and outside, up and down, all reveal the powerful strength of the viscount lord.

Luo Wei and Xia Liz drove their horses along the main road and came directly to the square of the Valley Town.

The market trade area of ​​the Valley Town is on the square.

When you come to the Valley Town, the first thing you have to do is to find a grain trade house, which is also the most important purpose of Luo Wei's trip.

As for selling rune stones, you have to wait until you are sure that you can buy grain.

Horse riding was prohibited in the River Valley Square, so Rowe and Chariz temporarily left their horses in front of a tavern and walked to the square trade area.

The entire square was paved with relatively flat stone slabs, and the square was filled with various stalls. The vendors were selling all kinds of goods brought from nearby farms and distant towns.

There were fresh vegetables and fruits, handmade fabrics, practical pottery and metal utensils, etc.

Of course, there were also slaves.

In addition to the vendors who set up stalls on the spot, there were many high-end trading companies around the square.

There were those who specialized in selling wine, cheese products, and glassware.

There were also herbal shops, farm tool shops, tailor shops, bookstores, and a bustling brothel.

It was not common for handsome lords and nobles like Rowe to visit the civilian market.

Therefore, before Rowe could see clearly which direction the door of the brothel was facing, he was forcibly pulled into the arms of a large group of heavily made-up non-artistic service workers.

Fortunately, Knight Xia Liz drew his sword and shouted angrily, saving poor Master Luo Wei from the crowd of milk.

Luo Wei confirmed that the magic hanging bag that he had just tightly covered in the fur cloak was still there, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

After walking a few steps forward, Luo Wei saw a store with a wooden sign with a grain pattern in the corner of the square, and immediately took Xia Liz to walk over.

Unlike the hustle and bustle in the market, the grain trade was dead and there were no customers.

Grain trade is a business that only local lords can do. After all, the farmland in the territory is almost all the private property of the lord, so the grain trade is the monopoly of the lord himself.

The Soladin Empire has not been at war for many years. In the past seven years, there have been continuous bumper harvests of grain. Every civilian has surplus grain. In addition, there is a large grain producer such as Marigold Territory nearby, so it is not surprising that the grain trade in River Valley Town is deserted.

The wooden floor of the grain trade house was covered with a layer of dry straw to isolate moisture. A strong fire was burning in the fireplace, emitting bursts of burning wood fragrance.

A chubby middle-aged man was lying on a recliner next to the fireplace, sleeping with his head tilted. On the small tea table next to him, there was a half-drunk glass of inferior wine.

It can be seen that the lord's grain trade officer is a good job.

Xia Liz frowned and cleared her throat, "Hey! Trade officer, get up and do business!"

"...Who is it?!"

The grain trade officer, who was disturbed from his good dream, rubbed his eyes in annoyance. After seeing the noble emblem on Luo Wei's fur cloak clearly, he immediately struggled out of the recliner in a hurry.

"Ah, sorry! Dear sir! Welcome to the Valley Town Grain Trade House! Is there anything I can do for you?"

Luo Wei said calmly: "I want to buy some grain."

The trade officer quickly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and smiled:

"Of course, no problem, sir! How much do you want to buy? If you buy more, I can give you a cheaper price within my authority."

Luo Wei asked: "Is there a price list?"

"There are some!" The trade officer staggered to a rough table, rummaged for a while, and finally found a piece of papyrus filled with grain prices.

There are many types on the price list, including not only wheat, barley, oats, and rye, but also various beans, nuts, oils, seasonings and other products.

As for cash crops such as potatoes, potatoes, and corn, they do not exist in Regan's world.

Luo Wei's main goal this time is wheat staple food.

Luo Wei took one look at the price of wheat and almost couldn't help but reach out and cover his heart.

100 Kilograms of wheat cost 8 silver coins and 6 copper coins!

This is roughly equivalent to more than 9,500 yuan. If converted, it is equivalent to more than 90 yuan for 1 catty of wheat!

This crazy price inflation is close to a hundred times that on earth!

However, in Regan's world, wheat is after all a staple food that can only be enjoyed by the aristocratic class. Moreover, this world does not have mechanized planting technology, and there are no substitute crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes. The overall wheat production is also low, and things are rare and expensive. Although this pricing is crazy, it is also reasonable to a certain extent.

As for staple foods under wheat, prices are relatively normal.

100 kilo pounds of barley cost 3 silver coins and 11 copper coins, 100 kilo pounds of oats cost 2 silver coins and 5 copper coins, and 100 kilo pounds of rye only cost 1 silver coin and 8 copper coins.

The staple food of the serfs was rye, and the price of a large bag of rye was less than 600 yuan.

Considering that a large 100 kilogram bag of rye can feed an adult serf for about two months, the monthly cost of a serf is only 300 yuan - just over half a silver coin.

The monthly cost of 100 serfs is probably less than 3 gold coins, which is about 30,000 yuan.

In addition to the wages for servants, the monthly salary for bachelor knights, as well as the daily losses of livestock feed and other miscellaneous expenses, the lord's hard expenses for a month will cost at least 7 gold coins.

If taxes are also included in the monthly income and expenditure account, then the manor must produce an economy of at least 9 gold coins every month in order to maintain it.

How can I put it this way? Being a lord is really not that easy. As soon as you open your eyes, there are hundreds of people opening their mouths to eat.

If you want the serfs of Merrill Valley Manor to have enough food to last until the harvest season, you need to buy at least 200 large bags of rye.

In addition, at least 20 large bags of oats, 10 large bags of barley, and 2 large bags of wheat are needed.

Not to mention the transportation cost, the price of these grains alone is about 20 gold coins.

The price of carriage and horse transportation is half of the price of food, which is about 10 gold coins.

However, having said that, it was a good thing that I came to Broken Star Valley Town to buy food. If I had gone to Marigold Town, the price would have been at least quadrupled.

After reading the price tags of various staple foods, Luo Wei had a clear idea.

"I want to buy more than a dozen carts of grain. Your prices are much more expensive than those in Marigold Town."

Luo Wei threw the straw paper to the trade officer unceremoniously, and the trade officer quickly caught it with his hands and feet in panic.

One cart can hold 20 large bags of grain. If there are ten carts, that would be 200 large bags of grain!

This is a big deal!

The trade officer's eyes shone with excitement, "Oh! My dear lord! Please forgive me for my slightness just now. Please sit down first! Let's talk slowly!

"Sir, I'm not saying anything bad about the Marigold Territory, but how can their food compare with the food from our Broken Star Territory? As for the price, don't worry, I can give you a 10% discount!"

"Only 10% off?" Luo Wei didn't even sit down and turned around, "Come on Chariz, I said there's no need to come here, we should buy it directly in Marigold Town."

Charlize looked puzzled.

"Don't, don't, don't!" The trade officer quickly stopped in front of Luo Wei with a smile on his face, "Don't go, my noble lord! If you are sure to buy ten cars, I can apply to our Viscount and give you a call. 20% off!”

"Oh? At 20% off..."

Luo Wei pretended to think, and then shook his head, "But Marigold Town can also give me a 20% discount. In comparison, what advantages do you have? Huh?"

The trade officer gritted his teeth and said, "I can apply to Mr. Viscount and I will give you a 20% discount on the grain transportation fee!"

Luo Wei still shook his head, "Marigolds are delivered for free."

"Huh? This..." The trade officer wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He couldn't make the final decision about the free delivery. Even if he reported it to the Viscount, he probably wouldn't agree to it.

Luo Wei smiled, "Of course, I don't actually care about free shipping, I just want to see if you are sincere in long-term cooperation.

"I have a small request. You can't make the decision on this request. You must ask your viscount.

"If your Viscount agrees to my request, I will buy twenty loads of grain from your family at once, and I will also maintain long-term cooperation with your Grain Trading House in River Valley Town."

"Twenty cars!"

The trade officer's lips trembled and he asked cautiously: "Dear Lord, what do you want?"

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