Lord of Rot

Chapter 412 We are taking advantage of the situation

"We are taking advantage of the situation"

When Lisu Mama stood on the city wall, possessed and chatted with the merchant below, she suspected that she had heard wrongly, and the other party had taken advantage of the situation and robbed it clearly written on his face.

Coming from Bangta Market, the caravan under the command of Baron Porcupine brought a large amount of food in times of need, and stated that it would be sold to Horse City.

And the Wild Boar Mercenary Group actually agreed.

Lisu Mama couldn't tell how she felt at this time. She thought she was a life-or-death enemy, but she became a coward when facing others, fully feeling her own weakness.

It's just...the price is a bit too much.

30 bronze stars per pound of grain.

But being able to buy food can alleviate the plight of Mama City to a certain extent.

Even if we can get help from the Porcupine Baron, counter-killing the Wild Boar Mercenary Group won't be a problem.

Selling food is a friendly signal!

Maybe Baron Porcupine wants to get him, but in any case, getting this strong support is equivalent to a lion coming when a chicken and a rabbit fight. Whoever the lion helps will win.

"Okay!" Lisu Mama said to the merchant below: "We want them all!"

The merchant raised his voice and shouted to Lisu Mama on the city wall: "Sorry, they were also willing to pay 30 bronze stars per pound just now. If you want it, the price may be higher."

Sit down and start!

Lisu Mama's chest heaved violently with anger. The nobles from the East Gorge were as greedy as blood-sucking leeches in the Sapphire River.

But she believes that she still has an advantage over the Wild Boar Mercenary Group. At least she has no hatred against Baron Porcupine. Horse City has never robbed Porcupine's carriage, and Porcupine has never killed one of her own people.

"We can offer 31 bronze stars per pound!" She gritted her teeth.

She needs to spend money to buy the goodwill of Baron Porcupine, even though the price of food has exceeded its own value several times!

The leader of the Wild Boar Mercenary Group in the distance did not increase the price. Instead, he sneered. How could the dignified Wild Boar Mercenary Group only have a few hundred people under his command? These people are just mercenaries around Horse City. Instead of spending money to fill Baron Porcupine's huge appetite, it is better to spend money to recruit mercenaries.

More than a thousand mercenaries will set off from other towns and villages in the desert and come to Mama City.

Not only would he pay the mercenaries, but he also promised to make Mama City a holy place for mercenaries to enjoy themselves, second only to Dongxia Tieshi City!

Even if a siege without food is feasible, fifteen hundred mercenaries can still attack the city.

At the same time, he felt a pity in his heart. If it weren't for the capture of Bangta Market, there would have been 20 extraordinary people, and the storming of Mama City would be faster and the chance of victory would be higher.

There was also the same voice in his heart, that is...even if he really captured Horse City, could he defend against the Porcupine Army?

"He is a noble, he cannot provoke a war for no reason!"

On some key issues, the head of the Wild Boar Mercenary Group, who was already afraid of the Porcupine Baron, chose the ostrich tactic at this time. If he didn't think about it, it wouldn't happen.

The city gate opens.

'Desert Pearl' Lisu Mama stood in front of the carriage. She had just agreed to buy grain for 40 bronze stars per pound.

The extraordinary beings guarding the caravan unleashed their momentum, and the wild boar mercenary group she was worried about took the opportunity to attack the city did not happen. They stood in the distance with a sneer, as if they were sure to defeat Mama City.

Food trucks entered the town and soldiers surrounded them.

She walked at the front, opened a bag of grain, and her expression changed.

Unhulled oats!

As an expert in feeding horses, Horse City usually uses this kind of oats to feed war horses, which is why Horse City is in a difficult situation now.

Horse City has a large number of horses... they have no fresh pasture, and the only lake has been occupied by the wild boar mercenary group outside the city.

For the time being, only hay can be fed.

Horses have rectum, and it is difficult to obtain sufficient nutrition by eating only hay, which will make the war horse spend more than half of the day eating.

Excellent war horses are worth more than gold. It is necessary to ensure that the war horses receive sufficient nutrition. However, the food supply is insufficient and people are almost out of food. The war horses can only be wronged.

If they couldn't defend the city in the end, they would probably kill the horses and eat their meat, vowing to defend the city to the death.

The arrival of this batch of food was very critical. It temporarily stopped them from killing horses and eating meat.

"These also cost 40 bronze stars per pound?" she asked.

In the north-central part of Lurea, limited to the south, and in other areas except the desert, oats are grown, because oats have a short growth cycle, large yields, and the price is very cheap. The cheapest oats are about 1 copper star per pound, even in Deserts where it is difficult to produce food cannot exceed 1 to 3 bronze stars, and it is the highest price.

You can buy unhusked wheat in the desert at a price of 3 to 4 bronze stars, but merchants generally do not choose to travel across mountains and rivers to transport wheat. 1 pound of wheat can only be sold for 4 bronze stars, but wheat flour can be sold. 8 Bronze Stars.

Only Horse City needs to raise a large number of war horses and have a clear cooperative relationship with caravans, so that it can have a fixed supply of grains such as unhulled oats and wheat.

Lisu Mama even suspected that the food delivered was taken away by merchants who had evacuated from the city under the orders of the Wild Boar Mercenary Group.

"Yes."

The businessman glanced at the soldiers and extraordinary beings behind him, feeling reassured.

And he began to think, if Lisu Mama really couldn't help but kill him later, could he make a more extreme request when saying his last words, such as letting each of his two children get a set? Second-phase housing quota, and grab a street shop in the commercial district for my brother.

If his brother's daughter could be allowed to work as a maid in the castle, his death would be more valuable.

Lisu Mama didn't actually do anything. She asked someone to weigh the weight, then counted it and prepared to give money.

There was still some flour on the carriage. The merchant may have sensed Lisu Mama's anger and did not dare to raise the price anymore. Flour, oats, wheat, etc. were all 40 bronze stars per pound.

This batch of grain was recovered at an average price of 3 bronze stars per pound, about 2 pounds. The total cost price was about 30 gold days, which was actually less than 30 gold days.

However, it sold 40 bronze stars per pound in Horse City. According to the official exchange price, a total of 400 gold days were sold, excluding the cost of 30 gold days, and the standard price of 10 gold days for hiring a transcendent. There are also expenses for caravans and troops, horse rations, etc. The income from this trip alone is between 120 and 130 gold days.

The premise is that everything is in accordance with the official currency exchange method, because when they purchase grain, they use bronze stars and silver moons, but when they check out, Mama City gives them gold, so the overall income is about 20% to 30% more than expected.

Making a huge sum of money made the businessman a little trembling.

He himself also knew that being able to do such a domineering and almost ruthless business had to do with many conditions.

If the Wild Boar Mercenary Group hadn't been afraid of their lord, if Mama City hadn't been in crisis, and most importantly if their lord hadn't been so powerful that neither party dared to provoke him, such an unreasonable business would never have been possible!

If it had been anyone else, such as Baron Golden Cauldron, he would have been shot to death by random arrows from the wild boar mercenary group before he even stepped off the sand dune.

The pride and pride in his heart made the businessman stand up tall.

He is proud that he is a businessman under Lord Li Qi.

No one dared to bully him, and no one dared to take advantage of him. He even imagined in his mind that one day the porcupine flag might be like the golden bear flag. As long as the flag was placed, no one would dare to touch it and everyone would give way.