Chapter 503 Not only a common enemy, but also common interests
Walking into the coffee room on the second floor, Lulesi saw the black-haired Kush youth with wheat-colored skin at a glance.
He looked about 1.7 meters tall, or less, because he was wearing thick-soled boots.
Standing in front of the window, the famous Saint Sun Yaoren, who is famous in Qianhe River Valley, is holding a carved wavy copper cup in his hand. He is wearing a simple and plain half-shawl priest's uniform and seems to be smiling.
On the walnut soft stool opposite him, there was an old man sitting with a huge frame and gray hair. Lulesi had seen him beside Juanno before.
This should be Dean Ludwik.
When Lulesi saw Horn, Horn also saw Lulesi.
No matter how thick-skinned Horn was, he was a little embarrassed at the moment. Lulesi was not only a partner, but also Carrie's mother.
Who knew this little loli would be Carrie’s mother?
How did such a small thing give birth to such a big thing?
Thinking about Carrie's tall figure and lolita heart, and this lolita body and mature woman's heart, he felt that it made sense again.
At least Horn can be sure that something is definitely wrong with Carrie's father.
Seeing Horn turn his head, Lulesi spoke first: "The time is right. Since we have to make a covenant, why not discuss it now instead of procrastinating."
"Now?" Horn was a little surprised. He did have a plan to determine the core dispute today, but that should be left until after the dinner, when there is enough time.
"You don't want to discuss the matter in a meeting with so many people tomorrow, do you?" Lulesi propped up the chair and sat on it, her two calves dangling in the air.
"Our common enemy is the church, so we unite..." Horn was caught off guard and subconsciously started talking nonsense.
"We've heard enough clichés. What do you need? What can we offer? That's what I want to hear."
Lulusi stood on the chair in an old-fashioned way, taking pictures Patting Horn on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, although you and Carrie... we can deal with each other as equals, each on our own terms."
Horn glanced at Ludwick, and he shrugged. , means it doesn’t matter.
After arranging his hair, Horn put down his wine glass and simply dragged a chair over to advance the conversation that was originally scheduled for after the dinner.
After sorting out his thoughts, he first spoke to Ludvik:
"Your Majesty Ludvik, have you ever thought about why Kasha County is so oppressed? There are still a group of People insist on breaking up with the church?”
“It’s because the church is so deeply rooted that it’s difficult for people to forget this tradition,” Ludwick explained.
“There is this part of the reason, but fundamentally speaking, it is because of the material foundation.” Horn retorted, “Dean Ludwick, let me ask you, Kasha County is a major food county. , with orchards, grains, and livestock as the main output, am I right?”
Ludvik hesitated for a while and nodded.
"Your supporters are all small farmers, rich peasants and other yeoman farmers, as well as knight lords. The industry and commerce in Kasha County are not developed, and they mainly rely on agricultural output..."
Horn began to analyze Ludwick stand up.
Kasha County is different from Langsand County and Hotam County. It has a small population, so it has a lot of fields per capita.
Because industry and commerce are not developed, there is only one city, Xiaochi City, and the industrial and commercial population is not large.
The agricultural products cannot be digested by themselves, so they must be sold outside and exchanged for necessary daily necessities.
“Why can the Juanoists make a fortune in Caxia County?”
“It’s because Caxia County borders France and can sell food and agricultural and sideline products to France without relying entirely on the Church of the Thousand Valleys. .”
“Why did your supporters suddenly side with the church and oppose the win-win combination?”
“It’s because the French people cannot eat the food output of the entire Kasha County. ”
“If they fall out with the church and other nobles in Qianhe River Valley, no one will buy their food, and they will not be able to buy enough daily necessities and will not be able to make a profit.”
"They were afraid of really offending the church and fearing that the class would slip, so they opposed our alliance."
"The reason why Kasha County is hesitant to jump around is because of the repeated conflicts of interests within it. Pull."
With his mouth dry, Horn picked up the black tea on the table and took a sip before asking: "What do you think I said?"
"Of course it is? Yes, we are all aware of it, but how to solve it?" Ludwick opened his eyes for the first time, with a terrifying light shining in his eyes. Horn didn't show the slightest hint of timidity. He stretched out his hand and drew a simple map on the table, marking the locations of Fort Joan of Arc, the Red Copper Fortress, and Black Snake Bay.
"The solution is very simple. If the Franks can't eat it, wouldn't it be better to transport it to Black Snake Bay?" Pointing to the simple map drawn on the table, Horn clicked twice on the location of the Red Copper Fortress.
“The area of Black Snake Bay is almost twice that of the Thousand River Valley, and the demand for food has always been great. However, there was originally a red copper fortress and a church blockade, so food had to be smuggled.
< br>Now that we have captured the Red Copper Fortress, the shipping route from Fort Joan to Black Snake Bay is open.
Through the Ibe River, there is a continuous supply of food from Langsand County and Casha County. The land is pouring into Black Snake Bay.
I can guarantee that the market in Black Snake Bay can definitely absorb the food output of our two families.”
Lulesi asked noncommittally: "There are no extra gold pounds in Black Snake Bay? What can we exchange for the food shipped in?"
This is a big problem. The food sales in Kasha County If you can exchange it for gold pounds outside, what can you exchange for if you transport it to Black Snake Bay?
"Who said you don't have gold? Not only do you have it, you also have two, one black gold and one platinum." With a snap of her fingers, the maid on the side took out two silver plates from behind the curtain.
One contains black powder and the other contains white powder.
"Pepper? Spice!" Lulesi recognized what the black powder was at a glance, and immediately thought of the specialty spices of Black Snake Bay.
Spices are not the ingredients for making perfume, but pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg...
In this era of shortage of spices, these spices are almost equivalent to gold.
The Lilac Corridor in the south of the Kingdom of France was originally a desolate land, and it relied on the clove trade to rise.
In this way, the grain output of Langsander County and Kasha County is brought to Black Snake Bay, exchanged for local spices, and then sold to the Kingdom of Fran through Kasha County.
Spice is not a commodity like food. It is definitely a seller's market in short supply in the empire.
Horn also has the official trade channels to the Kingdom of France, so he can get more discounts, and he can even set up a Black Snake Bay Spice Company.
Relying on the funds raised from selling stocks and securities trading, early industrialization can be completed in Langsand County.
"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." Lulesi subconsciously patted her chest, waist and thighs, and found that she didn't bring any tobacco leaves or tobacco rods. She clicked her tongue, "The spice trade has a certain influence among the secret parties. Quotas are now controlled by a few secret parties in the south. "The food issue is probably one of the most important issues in Black Snake Bay." Ludwick saw the prospect and insisted on it. "We are not smuggling, we have shipping, and we are so close, so we must have more food than them."
"We use political correctness to suppress them and are unwilling to use quotas. We just look at the Black Snake Bay brothers. Starving." Horn followed up with an idea, "To be more serious, you can also ask, why can the same spices be exchanged for more food in your country, but there is a famine in their country?
Where did the missing food go? Did he keep it privately? Starvation has killed so many people over the years. What do they think?
We can also cooperate here to lower food prices, operate at a loss, first destroy their credibility, and then acquire and annex them..."
"Stop, stop, stop, what do you want to do? Are you watching the civil war in Black Snake Bay? " Lulesi knocked on the table to stop Horn's thoughts, "It will take time to transfer the quota, and it will not be possible to swallow the food of Kasha County for a while. "
Horn and Ludwick looked at each other and sat back in their seats.
"Well..." Horn pondered for a while, "Actually, we can provide loans and guarantees. Pay, but it doesn’t solve everything…”
"Don't you still have platinum? Where's the platinum? We don't have such a thing here."
Lulesi stretched out her delicate fingers, picked up a handful on the silver plate and rubbed it. Finer powder fell from her fingertips.
A drop of cold sweat flowed from Horn's forehead.
No wonder she is a physical witch. She looks so small, but her physical body is really powerful.
“Try licking it.”
Seeing Lulesi's suspicious eyes, Horn had no choice but to pinch a little himself, sprinkle it in his mouth, and swallow it.
Lules put a little bit on her tongue and licked it. The next second, her eyes immediately lit up.
"Is this?"
(End of this chapter)