Chapter 090 Outside of Trading
Up to now, the amount of wool processed by the tribe is about 110,000 jin... This output is mainly limited by the outdated production tools and the very few woolen mill workers. Even if Qiu tries hard to take the lead in working overtime, the self-produced wool was still not processed in the trible, and when Xiao Yun set off, most of the semi-finished wool in the warehouse had not been spun into yarn.
This is a pitiful amount, but it is enough to be used as a market pathfinder... Carlisle estimated that these woolen yarns can knit at least 50,000 sets of warm sweaters and trousers to solve the problem of the residents of the city from the cold, he sees Xiao Yun's eyes were all grateful at once--he didn't say that he disliked too little amount.
After talking about the fruits of wool textiles, the next thing is the favorite of the poor: one kind of pickles--salted vegetables.
The salted-vegetables that the forest elves don't like,but Xiao Yun believes that there should be a market in the human kingdom. The reason is that this stuff is cheap and can reduce the consumption of salt to a certain extent—not to mention that St. Bridges is a coastal country, but it is also expensive. Half of the salt in the salt market comes from the Lamian Merchant Group, and most of the salt comes from various nobles. The cheapest one, mixed with sand and stone,be called Green Salt, costs ten copper coins per catty in St. Bridges.
It stands to reason that the St. Bridges royal family should curb domestic salt prices. After all, this thing is a commodity for the people's livelihood and should not be used for profit. But... even if the Prince Carlisle sitting in front of Xiao Yun has received targeted guidance from Xiao Yun, The royal family still didn't realize the importance of people's livelihood issues. When Xiao Yun made it clear that cheap salted-vegetables could supplement the salt demand for the common people, the guy froze for a while before God reacted...
Those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
"I charge you a copper coin per catty of processing fees for this batch of salted-vegetables. First, look at the reaction in the market. If the people accept it, then you can arrange for someone to do this in China... This is the method of making pickles. I leave it to you. The climate in St. Bridge is much better than that on the prairie. At least five crops of greens can be planted a year. The cost will be lower than what we make on the prairie. You will lose money. If you can replace half of the salt consumption with pickles, the people who rely on pickles to supplement the salt will be your loyal supporters."
Xiao Yun directly handed over the method of making pickles and the method of increasing the yield of vegetables summarized by the Xuelang tribe. Carlisle, since he made a profit from the wool trade, he doesn't plan to make a profit for salted-vegetables... After all, greens are too common vegetables, and pickles are not high-end products. It is better to make them completely cheap. On the one hand, It is a disciple who can help oneself. On the other hand, Xiao Yun was also very annoyed by the nobles who used people's livelihood supplies to fish for special fish.
Prince Carlisle was really moved this time, his lips squirmed for a long time and he couldn't say a word. After Mr. Ayun pointed out that St. Bridge was not enough in people's livelihood, he immediately taught him how to solve the salt price problem in a roundabout way. He really didn't know how to be grateful to Teacher A Yun for the method that would cause a larger internal conflict.
In a word...Xiao Yun and Carlisle both knew very well that the royal family of St. Bridge had no confidence to fight against all the nobles in the country
Reform? China's history is as strong as Zhang Juzheng. He was so wise and close to a demon. He has never escaped the death of a man and a settlement after death. He was also discredited and slandered by the politicians of the Qing Dynasty.... Anyway, Xiao Yun is not optimistic about the situation of being surrounded by powerful enemies. Carlisle can carry out drastic reforms in St. Bridge. If he insists on doing so, Xiao Yun thinks he can burn paper money for Carlisle in a few years...
(Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of Ming Dynasty, was one of the top ten prime ministers and one of the top six politicians in ancient China.)
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Even if Carlisle is a prince, if he stands up and advocates lowering the salt price, rely on it. The nobles who made money from salt would inevitably attack him. Carlisle didn't dare to take this risk, and Xiao Yun would not let him take it if he watched the excitement across the sea; The salted vegetables with the lowest price can solve part of the salt demand,bypass the salt problem. This is much easier, and the conflict will not break out too much. After all, the nobles also have a cost to oppose the royal family. If the royal family doesn't go too far, the nobles pinch their noses and can also bear it.
After talking about the purely free salted vegetables, the next step is to make money with canned fruits, vinegar, and vinegar's additional products sauerkraut.
Long-term stable business is really good business. Even if you get a vote, smart people can't do this. In terms of non-people's livelihood needs, Xiao Yun specified that you don't need to be too virgin—a "special supply" for the fleet during the shipping period. The consumption of canned fruit is five copper coins per can. The prices of vinegar and sauerkraut are comparable to those sold to the forest elves.
As a teacher, Xiao Yun won't try to take advantage from his disciples, but he can't do good for nothing...
Prince Carlisle would naturally not bargain with Xiao Yun. On the demand for vinegar, he would also like Teacher Ayun to raise the price slightly and increase the supply-St. Bridge's summer is hotter, and the sour vinegar is very appetizing. There must be a big market there.
It's a pity that the inventory of vinegar is really low, and Xiao Yun can't agree to this...
Xiao Yun, who had worked as a building material dealer on the earth, knows that the more the product changes hands, the higher the "cost" and the less cost-effective it will be in the hands of consumers (so The physical store is just no more than an e-commerce company), carefully broke the rationale for building their own sales channels and shattered them. Tell Prince Carlisle-his poor manufacturer can't put the channels to the end of the sales, but there are Prince Carlisle, who is also rich, has sufficient conditions in this regard.
The most important thing is that Prince Carlisle can take this opportunity to cultivate a lot of human resources that can be used for him, which is of great benefit to his actual control of St. Bridge. Not to mention that Carlisle looks serious the more he listens. Darren and Tim who are listening to the audience are also holding their breath...
"...For the plan to be implemented, it is inseparable from the people who assist you in the actual implementation of the plan. In this regard, the choice of employment is yours. I have been practicing for this year, and I should have some understanding. What I can teach you is to persuade you to carefully settle the accounts before employing people and figure out the accounts between you and the vassal."
" For people with resources, the other party does not necessarily receive your affection, and gratitude is limited. For those who are more embarrassed or even unable to survive, if you give him a bite, he must remember your kindness. Not only do you let him He has enough food, and you give him a stable job so that he has the opportunity to support himself and his family. Then unless others offer him a higher price, he will not easily betray you."
"Anyone who does things will consider the cost and consider the cost-effectiveness. Whether some people are kind to you, or you are kind to some people, as long as them are not a person who has eaten a meal with bare feet, in terms of the price and benefits of betrayal, the more savvy it will be to calculate the cost, because people who have eaten their stomachs and have surplus food in their hands will not be willing to gamble on their lives before eating the food cleanly.
If the people following you have to think about where to find the next meal, then it's normal for these people to betray you."
Carlisle couldn't help but nod, if he might not have heard such a thing a year ago, But now he can understand what Teacher Ayun meant: After dealing with the knights of the kingdom with the lowest rank and the small village with only dozens of households as the domain, he also heard some difficult servants of the little noble family because of excessive hunger. And killing the master, this made the servants who never knew that there are still aristocrats in the country would be embarrassed to the prince hovering on the edge of starvation. Before the big proposition of survival, the so-called loyalty and morality must give way.
"So I suggest, Carlisle, you should try your best to arrange a way out for people you think are available. Others will follow you, stutter, and see the future. Then regardless of whether he agrees with your ideas, at least other than you In the short term, he has no other choice."
"After calculating other people's accounts, you have to calculate your own accounts. A person who doesn't agree with your ideas, or someone who dislikes you in some way and looks down upon you who just stutter you and follow you because you will give them food to eat. Will you dislike him or even don't want him follow you?
Of course it is unnecessary--you use this person because you need this person to do things for you, as long as the action is for this person you are doing something, whether you care about him or not understand or agree with him! You don't need to care about his status, don't need to care what he thinks are not in line with your concept!"
"A person who has the intention to do bad things is still a good person before he has no chance to do bad things. Similarly, a person who you look down on will do things according to your orders before he does bad things, and if there is no mistake. , You can't think that such a person is not qualified to follow you."
"We prairie people shepherd the sheep, the leader of the flock, where the leader goes, after all, it depends on where the shepherd drives the flock. The leader walks on the cliff. When the shepherd didn't rush the sheep out of the danger zone, can we say that the sheep had an accident and it was the leader's fault? If the shepherd knew that there was a dangerous cliff near the sheep, then he went to the cliff ahead of time. Putting up a row of fences, or not allowing the sheep to lean over, will the danger still exist?"
The more Tim heard, the more he felt something was weird, he could not help but secretly look at the faces of Darren and Carlisle, only to find that they two were just listening seriously, can't see anything abnormal.
"Did I misunderstand what Teacher Ayun said ?" This thought flashed through Tim's mind, and the hand on his knees made a fist subconsciously, and then slowly loosened it.
Xiao Yun noticed Tim's gaze, chuckled at him, and continued to give examples of things on the prairie; he hinted that Tim noticed, and he shook his hand that had just been loosened again, and his eyes glowed brightly when he looked at Xiao Yun. .
"Although I did not accept me as a disciple, Teacher Ayun considered it for me!" Tim suppressed the excitement in his chest, and sweat dripped from the tip of his nose due to excessive excitement.
Hmm... Tim didn't misunderstand too much. Xiao Yun really meant to give Tim and Darren something.
First of all, Xiao Yun can never talk about class and people's war to a prince who is a symbol of feudal power. This is no different from talking about private oligarchs destroying national interests in front of Trump...
He can't simply talk about it. "Selection of talents without sticking to one pattern", because if he take Carlisle to the road of becoming a fierce and powerful person, then his sins will be great... Xiao Yun himself is from the bottom, and I don't know the problems of the bottom. The bondage of kindness and poverty is just a fairy tale. Diaomin, people who have not been enlightened by knowledge, usually have animalism more than humanity.
Although it is not in line with political correctness, it is true; you have to sit in the right place, but you can't ignore the actual situation. If your Royal Highness arbitrarily promotes despicable people to use, it will cause no less destructiveness than this group of nobles. Maybe even worse. Therefore, he can only guide the prince around the curve to know how to use people, dare to use people, and at the same time restrict the use of people; whether subordinates will be crooked depends on whether the boss is upright or not. He can't say this directly to avoid incurring Carlisle's disgust, but it must be Let Carlisle understand the meaning.
After all, being a prince's teacher is not a good job. If you think Carlisle is dependent on you now, and if you have a good relationship with him, you don't pay attention to the way of getting along, don't respect Carlisle's self-esteem as a prince, and don't consider his acceptance, then wait. Turning over and liquidating afterwards.
He specifically asked Tim and Darren to come to listen...It was clearly selling well: the person who persuaded your prince to step out of the frame of the nobility to use people is his teacher, me~!
I am the one who persuades your prince to value the interests of those who follow him~!
Tim reacted, Darren hadn't followed his thoughts, but Xiao Yun believed that with Darren's intelligence, he could understand his deep meaning, and his fans would have one more pair...cough cough cough cough!
It's not that he doesn't trust Carlisle and quietly influences the people around them, but that he should think deeply about such a powerful person who holds power and is unrestricted. If nothing, don't forget who dug up Zhang Juzheng's grave? It was his emperor student.
Uh... Although Xiao Yun doesn't think Carlisle can reach out to the grassland or live longer than himself, after all, if the Snow Werewolf does not spoil his body, he will be very strong at the age of 60 or 70. The life span of the snow werewolf is generally three to four times than humans...
When the pair of masters and disciples was full of reverence, and the other secretly concealed caution, the other pair of masters and disciples sat opposite each other in the forest elves of Ananas, and they met and talked deeply.
"So, the two patriarchs of this snow werewolf tribe are different from the others?"
In the pavilion surrounded by flowers, a square coffee table made of logs with bark was placed on a few dishes of green leafy side dishes with vinegar, soy sauce, a little chili noodles, and pepper powder. Elder Gwendolyn tried a few mouthfuls of snow The sour and spicy sauerkraut produced by the wolf tribe, put down the silver fork, and looked up at the disciple sitting opposite.
"Yes, teacher, I only saw one of the patriarchs. This patriarch gave me the feeling..." Evelyn thought for a while and said, "This snow errewolf patriarch named 'Caogen', after a short meeting, she handed over the tribal transaction to a young cub. Her relaxation made me feel... from the perspective of trusting cub Ayun, it is better to say that she is in control of everything. She seems to have guessed we will What kind of reaction? I don't think that this transaction requires her to come forward."
...It's a very subtle misunderstanding.
"Where is the other patriarch?" Elder Gwendolyn asked. Evelyn shook her head: "The other Patriarch Huoyan did not show up from the beginning to the end. I have also inquired about it, but the cub Ayun said Patriarch Huoyan is doing a very important task for the Snow Wolf tribe and can't get out of it. Receiving guests."
"This is so..." Elder Gwendolyn frowned, tapping his fingers on the log coffee table, "These two patriarchs think that the transaction with our forest elves is not as important as the business they are doing? This snow wolf The tribe of the clan, has it really found the inheritance?"
"Teacher, is the inheritance of the Snow Wolf tribe great?" Evelyn said curiously.
Gwendolyn nodded and shook his head again: "When the previous Beast King was alive, the Snow Wolf tribe was indeed the strongest ground regiment in the Bloomfield Continent. To put it bluntly, the Snow Wolf tribe used to be the fighters of the previous Tiger Clan Beast King. And the main force of the army, but that's all... The Far East has a complicated pattern. The current Beast Emperor is no longer a tiger clan. The tiger clan has changed from a royal clan to a tribe lingering on the grassland... and the Snow Wolf clan is too involved with the tiger clan. Many, at least in the Far East, no one can rest assured that the snow werewolf tribe will continue to be strong."
Whether or not the snow werewolf tribe had taken on the post-breaking task when retreating, the various tribes of the Far East would not let go of this opportunity to weaken the Snow Wolf tribe.
Evelyn was a little surprised: "Is that so? Then how come the Tigers are separated from the snow werewolves after the remnants of the old royal family moved into the cursed land?"
"That was because the Tigers at the time were unable to protect themselves, and there was no spare capacity to take care of them. The snow werewolf tribe who suffered heavy losses and only a few thousand cubs remained. When the Tiger tribe is relieved, the snow werewolf tribe no longer needs the protection of the Tiger tribe." Elder Gwendolyn sneered, "After all, After the death of the previous Orc King, the Tiger clan also lost the ambition of the strong, and even the once close allies began to be suspicious."
"Well...if this is the case, without the tiger clan intervening, then our transaction with the Snow Wolf clan seems unnecessary. I care too much, is that right, teacher?" Evelyn said. Gwendolyn nodded, and then said: "Check again...Evelyn, you arrange for someone to go to the Tiger Palace." Evelyn looked at her and said hurriedly: "If the Tiger Palace market There are porcelain produced by the Xuelang tribe, it is the Huoyan tribe who lied. If there are snow werewolves in the tiger clan's royal court, then their deal with us is probably to cover up, just to stabilize us?"
"No, you are wrong. Your direction of thoughts is now." Elder Gwendolyn couldn't help but smile. "The Huoyan tribe even the patriarch must take care of the affairs, which shows that they are short of manpower and have not united with other snow wolf tribes. The snow wolf tribe who is still a scattered sand will not rush to fight with the tiger. Clan cooperation, with the wisdom shown by the two patriarchs of the Huoyan tribe, this is not practical."
"This... teacher, what do you want to confirm?" Evelyn was confused.
"Of course it is to confirm whether the tiger tribe's naive ambitions have changed." Gwendolyn said with some disdain, "Everyone knows that the tiger tribe wants to return to the Far East. Regardless of whether we or the northerner, we have the same opinion. Consistent... It doesn't matter whether the tiger clan stays or leaves, it doesn't matter if it affects the cursed land. But if the tiger clan wants to make a bloody storm before leaving, it's not in line with our point of view."
Gwendolyn looked kindly Softly taught to his disciples: "Since the two patriarchs of the Huoyan Tribe can see through the turmoil of the Cursed Land and show us good things in advance, then although we don't have to promise them anything, we can't just sit back and watch the situation worsen."
" Huh...Ah!" Evelyn turned the corner and said in amazement, "Is that so-is it for this reason?"
"The military generals of the Far East have frequently appeared in the Cursed Lands since two years ago. The matter, the queen in the north passed the qi before the snow melted. Although I don't know how the Huoyan tribe learned the news, since they worked so hard to save themselves, it is always commendable." Elder Gwendolyn Very satisfied with the disciple's intelligence, smiled and nodded.
"I understand, teacher, thank you for your guidance... The purpose of trading is often outside the transaction, I understand what you mean." Evelyn said excitedly.
Watching the beloved disciple ran out of the courtyard carrying the skirt, Elder Gwendolyn smiled and shook his head: "This little girl... is still not stable enough."
After enjoying afternoon tea in his courtyard, Elder Gwendolyn got up. Pace back to the study. After thinking about his attitude towards the Snow Wolf tribe, Elder Gwendolyn walked to the bookshelf and manipulated the wind element to take out a pair of scrolls and spread it out lightly.
The forest elves of the snow wolf tribe's inheritance are also recorded, but they are not comprehensive, only the part that is circulated publicly. In the snow wolf tribe information collected by the forest elves, the legend of the strongest army group on the ground is always associated with a pair of snow wolf tribe heroes. It's closely related; the scroll in Gwendolyn's hand, the first painting that appears after unfolding, is the statue painting of the pair of heroic companions of the snow werewolf clan-the huge silvery white war wolf on the back, the majestic snow werewolf warrior is vigorous and arrogant.
After appreciating for a while, Gwendolyn closed the scroll and sighed softly: "What about the powerhouse who stepped into a demigod who can't even protect his own race. Heroes... are just heroes."
The wind element will scroll the scrolls. Hold it up and put it back in place. Gwendolyn walked to the desk, eyes drooping, and looked at the faded page that was cut from the travel notes of the bard's mainland five hundred years ago that was pressed under the crystal tabletop.
On the page is an image of a human man, Necromancer Melville J. Bancroft.
With his fingers stroked the thin face of the human man in the black and white image, Gwendolyn sighed softly again.
"The only human who has successfully transformed himself into a Lich, the demigod of the human race, has affected the entire southern mainland of Bloomfield. It is only a notoriety that is not allowed to be mentioned."
Withdrawing his hands behind his back, Gwendolyn, the elder of Ananas, looked up at the sky outside the window and his eyes were calm and indifferent.
"History has proven countless times that a'hero' can't protect anything, but the glory of the moment when you become a hero always attracts countless strong people to succeed." The wise elven clan elder whispered to himself, "The tiger clan is lost. In the fog of revival, what about the Snow Wolf tribe..."
Elder Gwendolen did not believe that one or two heroes could lead the tribe out of the myth of the downturn. The Fire Tribe, the Snow Wolf tribe that showed trading value , Made her a little undecided; the elves are a race that values long-term development. They have a different concept of time from other races. When other races are complacent for ten or twenty years of peace, their attention has been turned to Longer time downstream.
So... Elder Gwendolyn is hesitating whether she needs to personally contact the two patriarchs of the Huoyan tribe. After all, "investing" in the water and drifting is something Elder Gwendolyn is unwilling to see.