Chapter 257 What posture do you use?
Earl Jonah’s question is not unreasonable. The price of food itself may not be high, but it is irreplaceable.
12 million pounds of grain is enough to feed 30,000 people for a year. If it is just enough to keep people from starving to death, it can feed 50,000 to 80,000 people.
And Raven not only provided it readily, but also took the initiative to lower the price, which was obviously up to him.
But Raven said with a smile: "Count Jonah, you are a distinguished guest from afar. It is a great rudeness for us not to entertain you well. It is already good that you can forget about it, but what about me? What additional conditions do you dare to impose? ”
"This..." Count Jonah looked surprised and couldn't help but start to look at Raven, as if he was looking at a rare monster.
There are many shrewd nobles, and young and humble nobles are not rare either.
Nobles who are not greedy are rarer than dragons!
"Baron Raven, you have confused me." Jonah said: "Do you really don't want anything?"
"I am selling you food, not It's a free gift." Lei Wen said easily: "And when it comes to plans, I do have some plans."
Jonah asked: "What is it?"
"That is your friendship." Raven spread his hands: "What else can be more valuable than the friendship of an amiable and noble earl? ?”
Jonah didn’t expect this sentence at all, because it was too straightforward and did not conform to the usual tone of aristocratic communication.
But it is just what I want!
"Okay!" Earl Jonah smiled heartily: "It seems that this trip to the Eagle Leader has really gained a lot. Not only did I see wonderful games, I received food, but I also got a new year-round friend. ! ”
As he said that, he raised his glass: "Come and drink to our friendship!"
"Cheers!"
Drinking is not the end of a meal, but the real beginning. This principle It's the same everywhere.
The more they drank, the more they drank. The two began to chat with each other, talking about East and West, which made Raven gain a lot of knowledge and heard a lot about the province of Molinier. gossip and customs.
For example, because both of them had beards, a certain noble lady mistakenly recognized her husband’s twin brother, and they were in trouble for a while; a certain female noble lost her moral integrity after drinking, and went out for a run naked on a snowy day, but was caught by her own knight; A certain male nobleman used sheep intestines as a contraceptive device, although the sheep was still alive.
By the end, the wine was so full that Count Jonah even held Raven's hand to introduce him to several coquettish ladies.
If Nancy hadn’t been watching, Raven would have really agreed.
The banquet ended in the evening. Earl Jonah left by car and returned to his residence. Raven finally had time to untie his collar, returned to the bedroom and collapsed on the bed.
Nancy sat next to him, took off her heavy long skirt, revealing her sweaty undershirt, frowned and complained: "Really, the clothes are all smell of wine, and this Earl Jonah is really , and he didn’t let go of you, you didn’t look like a count at all!”
Raven stretched out, turned around and hugged Nancy’s slender waist, and put his head on the delicately dressed woman. On Bai Si's thigh.
Turning red, Nancy pushed Raven's shoulder gently: "...I haven't taken a shower yet."
"Well...we'll take a shower together later." Raven muttered.
“You, really, why did you drink so much?” Nancy couldn’t push, so her hand movements changed from pushing to stroking: “Jonah looks like a big boss at first glance, it’s really harmful. I waited for an hour in vain."
Leaven chuckled.
"What, did I say something wrong?" Nancy asked.
Without answering, Raven twisted his body and got deeper into Nancy's arms.
Nancy grabbed Raven's ear: "Don't be weird, I said something wrong, you should tell me!"
"Spare your life, spare your life." Raven raised his head with a smile. Face, looking at Nancy: "Do you really think Jonah is shallow-minded?"
< br>"Isn't it...?"
"Of course not." Raven adjusted his posture and relaxed and said: "When he first came here, he brought up the drought issue intentionally or unintentionally, just to let people know. Earl Tyrone, and your father.”
"But he still accepted our invitation and mentioned it at the banquet. Why do you think it was?"
"Because...he didn't buy it?" Nancy said.
"Yes, that's not right either." Raven said: "To be precise, it's not that he didn't buy it, but that although your father or Earl Tyrone agreed to him, the price was very high, probably at the market price. More than 2 times.”
“That’s why he offered me a price of 1.3 times. This is to reserve a price for me. If I guess correctly, he will agree as long as it is within 1.7 times."
Nancy didn't understand, "But...it's just food, 12 million pounds, that's it." It’s around 10,000 gold coins. Even if it’s twice the market price, it’s only 20,000 gold coins.”
"Why is he so happy when you say 10% off, Earl, because the price difference of 10,000 gold coins is not that big, right?"
"Oh, you are really a young lady!" gave up nearly 10,000 gold coins. Profit from gold coins, Raven was in great pain, so Nancy was insensitive to this:
“Do you think that one person would be singled out for something like drought? His territory suffered a disaster, Molinier The other nobles in the province are not doing well either. This time The more than 40 people who came here are probably the representatives of the counties buying food.”
“Earl Jonah doesn’t care about the price of food, but what about the other nobles?”
“My 12 million? The pound of grain basically belongs to Count Jonah alone, but the 10% discount price offered serves as a demonstration. If other nobles in the Molinier Province buy it, the local nobles will not be able to make a big deal. "
"And this, in their opinion, is the credit of Earl Jonah."
At this point, Raven stopped.
Nancy's mind was running and thinking, and she slowly realized: "Oh - I understand!"
"You, the 10% off food, allow Earl Jonah to get the province's food The favor and reputation of the nobles are why he is so kind to us!"
But immediately, she frowned again: "But...can't my father or Earl Tyrone see this? Why don’t they do this? ”
Raven said: "Because they are all 'counts' who herd lambs for His Majesty the King."
The count's status is too noble and his influence is too great.
The authority in the territory is no different from that of a king, and his influence can radiate to most of the province.
The two neighboring counts are too close, which is enough to shake the foundation of the empire's local rule. This will undoubtedly arouse the suspicion of His Majesty the King.
"Earl...that's why you received Jonah so grandly." Nancy bit her lip: "But one day, you will also become a count."
"Can I do it?"
"I can definitely do it!"
......
In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and on the afternoon of the day before the finals, Eric Found Raven.
"Sit down." Raven greeted Eric, stood up and asked, "Tea or coffee?"
"Anything is fine." Eric said a little cautiously, sitting half-assed on the chair.
Lei Wen raised his eyebrows: "Tsk, you can choose if I let you choose, there is so much nonsense!"
"Then tea."
"You can choose. That's good." Raven took out the tea from the porcelain pot beside the bed and kept saying while brewing, "Earl Jonah just sent this yesterday. Here it is, the 'blood tea' of the orc clan. It is said that the young buds are picked by the girls of the civet clan."
As Raven moves his hands, the fragrance of the tea spreads, and it becomes slightly brown. He poured half a cup of tea soup and put it in front of Eric. Raven sat opposite him, raised his hand and said: "Try it."
Eric blew on the hot air and took a gentle sip.
"How is it?"
"Good tea, good tea!"
"What's so good about it?" "This..."
Seeing Eric looking a little embarrassed, Raven shook his head: "You!"
But he was not angry either. It was normal for Eric not to taste the quality of tea. After all, although there are many things in this world The so-called black tea has a bland taste and requires a lethal amount of sucrose to give it some flavor. Some people also add spices such as cloves and cinnamon when drinking it.
But the blood tea of the orcs is really a good thing. It tastes mellow and mellow, with not only a touch of sweetness, but also a freshness of fruit. Even if it is placed before time travel, it is still a good product.
Of course, the price is not cheap. It is less than 1 pound, which is about 0.4 kilograms. A can is worth 200 gold coins, and there are almost none on the market.
"How are you doing at home recently?" Raven asked after taking a sip of black tea.
Eric smiled: "It's all good, but my son is not easy to worry about. Ever since he got a servant, he won't even dress himself, so I took the opportunity to give him a good scolding!"
"Then this is your fault." Lei Wen said: "Although a strict father can discipline a good son But this is the standard equipment of a noble, let alone him, you have to adapt."
"Now that you are a knight, don't always follow the same behavior as before."
Eri. Ke nodded in agreement. He didn't know if he heard it, but he seemed to feel the taste of it, and the tea in the cup poured down quickly.
"A lot of nobles have come to Eagle Town recently." Raven refilled the cup of tea for him: "Have you explored any of your children?"
"I have been preparing for the competition, so I don't have much chance." Eric said: "And to tell you the truth, I really despise those noble children 99% of the time. They talk in a pretentious manner, as if they are such gentlemen. Like, but that look, that manner... Hey! ”
< br>Eric's tone was full of disdain: "If I want to marry them, I might as well find someone who knows the locals to marry me."
I have to say that today's aristocratic atmosphere is really not very good. In this way, in comparison, Raven during the Little Bee period was considered conservative.
No wonder Eric looks down on them.
"Speaking of which, in fact, I came here today to ask Lord Baron about the finals of the athletic conference." Eric hesitated and said, "Should I come to the competition with Mr. Gul'dan?" Exhibition match? ”
"Have the Fox family looked for you?"
"No."
"Then go ahead and fight." Raven waved his hand and said: "Anyway, you may not be Gul'dan. Opponent, try your best, work hard, don’t give up if you can’t win There’s pressure.”
After all, Eric has just been promoted to level 3. Although he has level 2 enchanted armor for protection, Gul’dan’s equipment is not bad. He has level 3 8 stars in the Dou Qi realm, and he is even more awakened. Wuhun, the gap between the two is really too big.
Eric was at a loss for a moment. He took a sip of tea and said, "But what if I hurt Gul'dan..."
Raven said nonchalantly: "In the arena, anything can happen. As long as you don't kill him, or be killed by him, no matter what."
Looking at Eric, he still doesn't understand. , Raven turned over four teacups and placed them on the table, and clicked them one by one: "These four are us, Fox, Slater, and Anthony."
He pushed two of them away: " Now, Anthony walks away in anger, Si Wright has also been eliminated, and the only ones left are us and Fox. "
"At this point in this competition, whether we win or Fox wins the championship, the money will not go to anyone else. "
"So, you must do your best in this game. The better you perform, the more pressure you can put on Gul'dan, the more powerful we can show to the outside world!"
Eric nodded slowly, gradually understanding what Raven meant.
Although Lei Wen's power is huge, his rise is too fast after all, which inevitably gives the outside world the impression that his foundation is unstable.
It is because of this that Vesazin is dissatisfied with Raven, and Sereva is always jumping up and down.
Among the 11 noble families in Xuefeng County, they are not the only ones who are dissatisfied, but most of them do not show it clearly.
The aristocratic world is almost the same as the jungle. The strong eat meat and the weak drink soup.
Previously, the Griffith family was in decline, and its territory was cut off to pieces and could not be regained; now that the Griffith family was strong and occupied Judra's Ash Mountain Town, he did not dare to say a word.
"I understand, Lord Baron." Eric nodded heavily: "I will not embarrass you in this competitive meeting."
"Look at you, starting again You said this." Raven shook his head and smiled: "Your performance was already quite good before, but now. Being in this game is the icing on the cake, don’t put so much pressure on yourself.”
“People, you should relax when it’s time. You are missing this point. If I guess correctly, these three days of offseason. "You haven't gone home yet, have you?"
Eric nodded awkwardly.
"Afraid of your wife?" Raven raised his eyebrows.
“That’s definitely not possible!” Eric slapped his chest: “I’m going home now, and she has to lead people to serve me carefully!”
“But Lord Baron, this woman is really strange. , I have been married to her for 20 years, and I have watched her turn into a yellow-faced woman little by little, but this time she became a knight’s wife. , it’s like I’ve changed my personality, and I don’t know why I’m so beautiful.”
“I’m not bragging, but I’m over 40 years old. "
Why does Lei Wen sound like bragging: "Well, I believe it."
"I'm really not talking nonsense. You don't know that what I like most right now is..." Eric opened his arms and began to lift his chest and waist: "This position will last half an hour without stopping!"
"I wonder what posture you usually use?"
"You have the nerve to blow for half an hour? I usually do ..." Lei Wen answered smoothly, then looked embarrassed: "Don't ask! What do you want to learn?"
Eric said with a smile: "That's not impossible."
"Get out!" Raven scolded with a smile: "If you have nothing to do, go back and have a good rest. I'll see how you perform tomorrow."
"Well..." Eric twirled his beard uneasily and subconsciously: "Actually, there is one more thing I want to do this time."
"That is, the construction of the castle in my territory is a bit slow, and I would like to discuss it with you. A little..."
The more he spoke, the weaker his voice became, and his face became redder and redder.
Although I had saved about 400 gold coins before, and then made a lot of money with Raven in the past few years, and had nearly 1,000 gold coins in my hand, it was really hard to build a castle.
After all, it’s hard to renovate a castle once it’s built. He and his wife both wanted to make it perfect, so they couldn’t control their expenses.
Raven pondered for a moment and asked, "How much is needed?"
"800...500 gold coins is enough!" Eric said.
“I’ll give you 1,000.” Raven said cheerfully: “20% interest per year.”
“Great, thank you, Lord Baron!” Eric let out a long sigh of relief.
When he asked someone to borrow money, it was better to borrow money from the Baron. He really felt a lot of pressure in his heart.
But there is no way. Colleagues who have some money, such as Old Gordon, Simon, and Link, are all building castles, and no one has enough money.
Borrow it from outsiders. The interest rate is 40% or 50% every year. He really can't bear it.
Now Raven is willing to lend it to him, and it only costs 20% of the interest. This is a timely help.
After saying goodbye and leaving with a lot of gratitude, Eric returned to the military camp and grabbed Simon to practice sparring until midnight, and then began to rest.
The next day, September 4, the finals of the first competitive competition, which will be remembered by future generations, began.
Because the process of this game was beyond everyone's expectations.
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(End of this chapter)