Drastic internal rectification is never a simple matter. Even with Lux's prestige, there are countless discords and filth.
When everyone was poor, the generous northerners were often willing to help each other; but as conditions gradually improved, many Forsbarrow people still habitually maintained the habit of "helping each other" instead of
According to the rules, this is also one of the main reasons for the internal problems of Forsbarrow.
In response to this situation, Lux spent a lot of effort to rectify it. During this period, apart from continuing to absorb immigrants, Fosbairo almost did not make any major moves in other aspects. Sometimes, the Archon even
Everyone should help with the supervision work.
However, the effect of doing so is also very significant.
With one-fifth of the clerks removed from the team, Forsbarrow's nascent evil tendencies were curbed to a considerable extent.
Although on the surface, Forsbarrow seems to have fallen into a short-term stagnation, Lux is very clear that the greatest significance of doing this is to lay a solid foundation for Forsbarrow. With this foundation, in the follow-up
In action, Fosbairo can be digested elsewhere, rather than being assimilated in turn.
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Fosbairo is busy, and Xiongdu is even busier.
After finally forming a new tacit understanding with the nobles, Jarvan IV's main focus soon focused on Shurima trade.
This is not because he is impatient, but because he knows in his heart that the royal family's surplus food is running out.
The previous strategy of gathering people's hearts on the front line of Tobitsia and then absorbing the nobles' private armies for their own use has indeed taken a heavy toll on the nobles.
After losing their private army, facing Jarvan IV who had returned from a great victory, the nobles finally retreated steadily and gradually lost their ability to resist.
But at the same time, because of these private troops who were accepted as regular troops, the Light Shield royal family also carried a heavy burden.
The private army that used to be supported by the lords was now accepted by Jarvan IV with better treatment, supporting tens of thousands more people at once. Even though the royal family passed tax reforms and increased a lot of income, it is now gradually
Can't afford to support.
Although Jarvan IV has been working hard to dismantle the army and encourage soldiers to switch careers to become missionaries, the royal family's finances soon showed a deficit.
In this case, new open source projects are urgent!
In order to speed up Shurima trade as much as possible, Jarvan IV directly sent Taric and Barret with a small amount of food to form a temporary caravan in Uzeris and ran a trial
Trade on the Ningwu Road.
The result is very gratifying.
After passing through the tunnel, the old grain carried by the caravan was sold out in Jinlun Town, and a lot of dried mutton meat was exchanged for it, as well as a large number of finely crushed Jinlun stones.
Barrett took the initiative and sold some of the dried mutton and golden wheel stones nearby in Uzeris, and then brought the rest back to Demacia and tried to sell them.
Whether in Uzeris or Demacia, mutton jerky and golden wheel stone have been accepted to a certain extent.
Pan mutton jerky is easy to understand, this stuff is really fragrant and really nourishing.
The Pan Sheep, which is cultivated with the extraordinary creature Hui Sheep as its parent parent, is a food that is very suitable for mortals. Moreover, the Pan Sheep jerky has been made here in Jinlun Town for some years. In a dry environment, it is naturally pickled.
Maturation gives mutton a different flavor. Although it is not as fresh and sweet as fresh mutton when eaten directly, when it is stewed in soup, the taste is simply amazing.
What does it mean to be mellow but not greasy?
Although it is just a tentative, small-scale attempt, judging from the accounts, the net profit margin of the entire trip is probably more than 200%...
This is a crazy number.
Taking into account the limited output of Panyang and Jinlun Stone in Jinlun Town, the possibility of subsequent pirate attacks and other accidents, the greater investment in setting up a large caravan, and other factors, if the scale of trade expands, its net profit margin may decline.
But even if there is a decline, it is still a business that makes people jealous!
After reaching this conclusion, Jarvan IV focused almost all his energy on Shurima trade. He presided over the selection of the most elite soldiers as caravan guards, and found the most reliable ones among the royal servants.
, the most adept steward and accountant, he even took the initiative to clean up and renovate Xiongdu's port docks, all to make way for Shurima trade!
In this way, under the intense attention of Jarvan IV, preparations for large-scale Shurima trade were accelerated.
In April of the eleventh year of Forsby's calendar, the first large-scale Shurima trade caravan, which Jarvan IV had high hopes for, rented a large cargo ship and loaded nearly 300,000 pounds of various grains and sailed away.
Arrived at Xiongdu Wharf.
When the ship set off, Jarvan IV personally held Taric's hand and saw him off at Xiongdu Pier. He waited until the ship completely disappeared under the sea level before turning back.
The waiting was anxious, even for Jarvan IV.
Although the Valoran Strait is not wide, the Dragon Bird Knight cannot easily fly across it, so there is often a considerable delay when Taric's news is transmitted back to the capital. But even if Jarvan IV is well aware of this, after he receives it
When the new letter arrived, I couldn't help but wonder where Tariq was now and where the caravan was...
This wait is a full seven months.
In the past, when I went there, the willows lingered; now when I come to think about it, it is raining and snowing.
When the caravan left, it was the most beautiful spring day in Xiongdu; when Tariq returned, there was a rare heavy snowfall in Xiongdu.
However, even though the sky was full of snow in the capital, Jarvan IV's heart was still full of enthusiasm - this Shurima trade could only be described as a success.
Although Taric did not bring back many gold coins, the ship he returned was loaded with various Shurima-produced goods.
With the expansion of trade scale, the popularity of pan sheep in Uzeris has far exceeded estimates and expectations.
When Lux was climbing the peak before, she had paused here and visited the black market. This city already had a certain degree of food supplementation because of a certain sand sculpture.
When Panyang jerky began to enter the market on a large scale, it soon became enthusiastically sought after by the Uzeris people.
Ordinary extraordinary biological products, ordinary people need to be careful when eating them. If they are not processed well or if they are eaten too much, there may be trouble later.
But Pan mutton has almost no such worries - this kind of mutton has been specially bred and raised on a large scale. It is naturally suitable for human consumption. Apart from being easy to eat and the price being a bit outrageous, there is nothing wrong with it at all.
In other words, it is easy to overeat and the price is ridiculous, which should not be regarded as the faults of Pan mutton.
As a result, the dried mutton meat brought by the caravan from Ningwu Road was sold out almost as soon as it arrived in Wuzeris!
Under this situation, Tariq made a prompt decision and used his identity as a supplier of mutton jerky to quickly break into the internal black market of Uzeris, and purchased a large amount of Shurima specialty products that were difficult to purchase elsewhere, and placed
He carefully transported it back to Xiongdu.
If any of these goods are very popular in Demacia... then the profit margin of this trade can reach a higher level!
Jarvan IV was overjoyed to get this result!
Although it was already November, he still defied all opinions and held a unique special commodity fair in Xiongdu, inviting businessmen from all over the country to Xiongdu to participate in the grand event.
Even if he doesn't understand any business theory, Jarvan IV at least knows that one more step in buying and selling can lead to more profit.
The royal family is really short of money now!
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Compared with the Xiongdu Trade Fair held in the summer, the scale of this temporary special commodity trade fair is not too large.
But those who received the news, got the invitation, and came here were all Demacia's wealthy businessmen. Of course, considering the nature of Demacia's country, these businessmen, who seemed to be five or six in number, were actually
Most of them are white gloves of noble gentlemen, and those who are not white gloves are eager to find a backer to turn themselves into white gloves.
As a businessman in Demacia, you don't have any connections with the nobility. Can you believe that the tolls from various places will make you vomit blood?
Among the many businessmen, Mr. Sambol of Forsbarrow is undoubtedly the most respected one.
On the one hand, this respect comes from the Forsbarrow Market and the commercial order in the north that Sambor represents, and on the other hand, it also comes from the noble model behind him, His Excellency Count Laxana.
As the former president of the Forsbarrow Business Association and now the honorary chairman of the Forsbarrow Regional Business Federation, Sambor, in the eyes of most Demacian businessmen, has pushed himself to the limit of a businessman.
Starting from a remote corner, he once personally escorted the goods and then seized the opportunity of Count Laxana being granted the title of Northern Territory. Now he has even become one of the makers of the new trade order in the Northern Territory... Although he does not have the name of a noble.
But as a businessman, this is almost the limit.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Sam Bol were to visit, more than 80% of the lords in the entire northern territory would be willing to hold a banquet specifically for him!
And Sam Bol’s identity is still a civilian!
But from Sambol's own perspective, he sincerely believed that it was nothing.
Perhaps outsiders would think that Sambor is a very capable businessman who is very capable of seizing opportunities.
But Sambor knows better than anyone else that he is the white glove with the whitest glove...
Other white gloves rely on their own business talents and sense of smell, at least in terms of business operations, but Sambor almost completely follows Laxana's requirements even in business operations.
Of course, Count Laxana is a reasonable person. She usually holds an internal meeting to discuss issues related to business operations, but there is no doubt that she is the absolute leader in every meeting.
Even though Forsbarrow's trade is booming now, in internal business meetings, there are actually only a few people who have the ability to put forward their own opinions and get them accepted - and these people have gone through experience
After that, he has gradually become a leader and talker in many emerging industries of Forsbarrow.
It is no exaggeration to say that in Sambor's view, contacting and working with Count Laxana is a very mental exercise, because people with a bad mentality are prone to inferiority complex.
Laxana sir knows everything!
Privately, many people even call Count Laxana the Light of the North, or even the Sun of the North, but in Sambor's view, there is actually no problem with this title.
Just like this Xiong Trade Fair, His Excellency Count Laxana specially asked Sambor to have lunch together.
During lunch, she clearly explained the main purpose of this trade fair to Sambor and set up trading requirements for him individually. Therefore, unlike other colleagues who were still confused, Sambor was convinced from the beginning.
With a clear purpose and purchasing plan…
This kind of confidence makes Sambol look extremely calm, and his temperament puts a huge gap between him and other businessmen.
For the verbal compliments from his peers, Sambor accepted them all; for their insinuations, Sambor conducted reserved exchanges.
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Although the scale was small and the event was held in a hurry, the standards of this special commodity fair were very high.
Due to his status, it was impossible for Jarvan IV to attend such a trade fair in person, so Barrett, as the kingdom's moneybag, gave a short speech at the opening of the trade fair.
Such specifications shocked the merchants who came here. Many people began to think of the same question: Are there certain political factors behind commodity trade?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But... when Mingming set out, the lords said they came here just to give the royal family face...
Obviously, although Jarvan IV attached great importance to this trade fair, his preparations seemed to be a little too much, so that the merchants did not dare to take action rashly at first, but wrote letters to inquire.
Only a few unscrupulous businessmen have the courage to select products they think have potential, buy them, and start trying to sell them.
Among the many businessmen, Sambor soon became the more prominent one.
Because he spent five days at the fair and personally experienced most of the products, and spent a huge amount of money to buy almost all the Golden Wheel Stones.
This is a big deal!
You must know that Jinlun Stone is the most numerous commodity at this fair - no way, all the mutton jerky bought by the Ningwu Dao Caravan has been sold, but the backlog of Jinlun Stone is serious. This kind of gemstone is in Uzeris
It has a certain popularity, but it is still too niche after all. In addition, Tariq does not understand marketing, so very few were sold, and most of them were brought back to Xiongdu on the ship.
But now, Sambor did not hesitate at all and directly purchased all the Golden Wheel Stones, which directly attracted Barrett's attention.
But soon, Barrett stopped paying attention to Sambor.
The reason is simple, Sona's letter has arrived.
In the letter, Sona said, "After receiving the materials for the necklace and part of the Golden Wheel Stone, she gave the materials to the craftsmen of Forsbarrow to see if they could process anything. As a result, by coincidence, the craftsmen discovered that
It seems that golden wheel stone and blue ocher can be processed and fused to make a special pigment with extremely bright colors, so Fosbairo is now asking where to buy golden wheel stone..."
Barrett, who was completely unaware that his cotton-padded jacket had leaked, only thought that Sambor had eaten so many goods because he recognized the Golden Wheel Stone. So when Sambor further wanted to buy more Golden Wheel Stones, he even
When he offered to pay the deposit, he didn't realize anything was wrong.