Urban Sims

The agricultural output of Glenland has increased dramatically, which has led to a series of new problems that Zhou Ming did not expect.

There was a flood of food, and the consumption capacity in the territory could not be increased for a while. The farmers who had a large amount of food on hand were at a loss.

"Sell all the cattle and farm tools in the castle to the farmer! Then take out some coins from the castle treasury and buy the excess grain from the farmer's hands at a reasonable price. If this grain remains in the farmer's hands, I'm afraid Next year, the grain output in Glenland will not only not increase, but will actually fall! Human inertia is there, and no one will lie down and work in the granary."

Zhou Ming took a series of emergency measures to take back most of the surplus grain in the hands of the farmers by means of barter and money recycling.

In addition to the old grain accumulated in the castle granary over the years, there is a backlog of nearly 10,000 tons of grain in Zhou Ming's hands.

The total population of Glenland is only more than 4,000 people. This amount of food is enough to feed the entire territory's population for three years without any labor.

"No, I have to sell the grain in my hand immediately. If I keep it in my hand, it will only rot in the granary. I have to ask some traveling merchants who pass by Granland to help sell the grain to other territories!"

Zhou Ming planned to ask traveling merchants to help solve the problem of food flooding in Glenland.

Traveling merchants are the main representatives of merchant power in this world. They travel between various territories and sell all kinds of novel goods. Some traveling merchants are well-informed and have extensive activities. It is undeniable that it is the group of traveling merchants that connects the almost closed territories in this world in terms of material and information.

In order to solve the problem of food sales, Zhou Ming ordered people to post an investment announcement at the intersection of the territory's border.

The main contents of the announcement are three articles, namely:

1. Traveling merchants engaged in commercial activities will only be charged a 10% business tax, and any total transaction volume less than 10 gold coins will be tax-free.

2. We have a large amount of grain for sale. Any traveling businessman is welcome to come and buy it. The more you buy, the more favorable the price will be.

3. Tourist merchants traveling through the highway are exempted from toll tax, labor tax, landing tax and other types of taxes. Any traveling merchant can stay in the hotel provided by the highway.

After these three items appeared on the announcement, they attracted the attention of almost all the traveling merchants passing by.

The traveling merchants stood in front of the announcement for a long time. These three items on the announcement, regardless of which one, exude a fatal attraction to these traveling merchants who regard profit as their life.

First of all, only 10% of the commercial tax is levied, which is the lowest tax rate encountered by these traveling merchants who have traveled through countless territories. Compared with those territories that often impose heavy taxes of 30% and 50%, this low The astonishing 10% tax burden doubled or even tripled their profit margins.

Secondly, in addition to business taxes, traveling merchants carrying money and property through various territories could not avoid being extorted by lords everywhere.

Such as road tax, there is no doubt that it is a toll, and the rest tax refers to the rest tax for one night in the territory, and the landing tax is even more rascal. If it falls on the ground, the goods that fell on the ground have nothing to do with the owner of the goods anymore. They belong to the local lord.

In other words, compared with the farmers who work hard in the fields, these seemingly prosperous traveling merchants are actually not living so well.

So Luo is such a traveling merchant who sells food for a living. Over the years, he has traveled all over the world. It took more than 20 years, and now his caravan passes through various territories. As long as he plays the banner given to him by the lord of the place and pays a little toll at most, he can rely on his personal friendship with the lord to bear a lot less Loss.

Even so, in the past 20 years, he has earned a little money, but Solo has not saved much. After all, food is only a popular commodity, and it is not as good as gold, stone, jade, weapons, copper and iron. The advantage is that it is risky. Smaller, the disadvantage is that the profit margin is low, and only in bad years can one make a big profit.

Seeing the announcement at the intersection, Solo, who was just passing by and had no intention of entering Gran Territory, decided to meet the lord of this territory and make a friend.

By the way, I would also like to ask if there is really so much food for sale in this territory.

…

Castle drawing room.

"Mr. Solo, Grandling welcomes you grain merchants. When you buy grain here, we can provide as much as you want, and the larger the quantity, the better the price. The more you buy, the more discounts you will get."

Zhou Ming asked the servants to serve him drinks, entertained the well-dressed Mr. Solo, who was a little short, but with a businessman's gleam in his eyes, and sold granling's grain.

"Dear Steward Ryan, I would like to ask, is the announcement written by your leader at the intersection, is the content on it true? For example, only 10% commercial tax is charged and all kinds of miscellaneous taxes are exempted from tourists?"

Before confirming cooperation, Suoluo wanted to confirm again.

"Writing in plain text and displaying it publicly, how could it be false? Mr. Solo, Grandland is a place that strictly abides by laws and regulations. As long as the decree is formulated by the lord of Granland, it will not fail to be implemented. If Solo Sir, if you encounter someone in Glenland who charges you business taxes other than those stipulated by law, tell me and I will punish that person severely!"

After hearing Zhou Ming's stern words of assurance, Suoluo felt relieved and asked him how much grain Glenland had in stock for sale.

Zhou Ming took him to the castle granary to have a look. Seeing the granary full of food that was almost overflowing, Solo couldn't help but exclaimed.

"God, this food is probably enough to feed a person in the earldom for a year. The food I have trafficked in my whole life is not that much!"

Solomon's heart couldn't stand it anymore. This granary full of food looked like a beautiful woman standing in front of him with all her clothes off. He wanted to eat, but he couldn't.

but……

Having so much food in front of him also means that there is a huge business opportunity in front of him. If he can seize this business opportunity, he will not only become rich overnight, but also eat a full belly in one bite!

Because, Solomon learned from some of his traveling businessmen friends that in the Iron Castle Kingdom adjacent to the south of the Voorhees Kingdom, since the death of the old king, the prince and the king's uncle had a fierce battle for the throne. This war has already begun. After more than a year, there is still no winner. The war has left a large amount of land barren, causing a serious shortage of food in the country and soaring prices. If a batch of food can be transported to the Iron Castle Kingdom...

However, although Saulu wanted to make a lot of money, with his current wealth, it would be good if he could eat only one-tenth of the grain in the granary. Eating all of it was simply wishful thinking.

Zhou Ming saw the embarrassment on his face, so he asked about the reason. After listening to Solo's introduction to the chaotic situation in the Iron Castle Kingdom and his dilemma of insufficient capital, he made a decision that he had never expected.

"Solo, I can sell these grains to you in batches on credit. As long as you sell these grains to the Iron Castle Kingdom, and then buy a batch of iron ingots that Glenland needs from the Iron Castle Kingdom, you don't need to ask me. For the extra money, you just need to get me enough iron ingots."

Zhou Ming has heard about the Iron Castle Kingdom for a long time. It is a wealthy kingdom with 36 counties and is famous for producing a large amount of high-quality iron ore. Its national power, population, and resources are many times stronger than the Kingdom of Voris. The Iron Castle Kingdom There was civil strife, and there were countless small countries in the surrounding area that were ready to take advantage of it. Zhou Ming also wanted to make some plans. Of course, it was the idea of ​​exploiting the iron ingot resources of the Iron Castle Kingdom.

Hear this.

Suo Luo suddenly stood up from the chair, took off his hat, knelt on one knee in front of Zhou Ming, put his hand on his chest and bowed deeply: "Dear Butler Lane, Suo Luo is extremely moved by your generosity and kindness. , you can rest assured that after I transport your food to the Iron Castle Kingdom, I will definitely exchange all the food for iron ingots and transport them to Glenland. Even if I don’t earn a single silver coin this time, I will still complete your payment. Give me Solo’s mission!”

As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his bosom friend. Sao Luo, who has always regarded profits as his life, went into every business with the purpose of making a big sum of money. But this time, he wanted to give up this huge profit as an investment to obtain this The trust and reuse of this young housekeeper will lay a solid foundation for more cooperation opportunities in the future!

"Mr. Suoluo, please get up quickly. How can I let you not earn a single silver coin? Don't worry, you will get all the benefits that belong to you. If you complete this business well, you will be able to earn more from Glenland in the future." I will continue to cooperate with you to sell food to various kingdoms and all over the world!"

Zhou Ming sees many opportunities to promote the rapid development of Glenland from traveling merchants like Suoluo. For example, iron ingots are currently the scarcest in Glenland. If Suoluo can transport enough iron ingots, he can With these iron ingots, more farm tools can be made, more soldiers and armors can be made, and more soldiers and horses can be trained.

What Glen Territory currently lacks most is a force of combat-effective soldiers and horses that can protect the security of this territory.