"It seems that my success in Mingyue is not accidental. Since I have such a trump card in my legs, I really don't need ordinary carpenters." After all, Gao Se's mother is not an ordinary woman, and her ability to accept is extremely strong. "If you just need wood,
, that is very easy to solve. I can buy it directly from the legs of local residents just like buying agricultural products. Many of them are part-time lumberjacks. They have more or less wood in their legs. If the price is right, I believe they will be happy to sell it.
Give it to me, and if there is a huge gap, consider purchasing some from surrounding villages and towns."
As a self-sufficient pastoral economy, the villagers rarely spend money to buy things, and most of them are obtained through their own work.
Especially in the area of carpentry, many simple furniture are cut and made by themselves.
Only professional tools like horse-drawn carriages with complicated craftsmanship will be considered for purchase.
After Gavin thought about it for a while, he said to Anna: "From now on, I will be the quartermaster of this place. In addition to the restoration work, my main task is to coordinate with the villagers and buy everything they have from their legs."
Agricultural and sideline products, timber and other materials are in demand.”
Of course, Gavin would not trust the financial management of things like this to outsiders. There is no doubt that Anna, the young pastor, is a perfect candidate. She must stay here until the hotel is repaired.
That job was not considered hard-core. In the Land of Three Rivers, when he realized that he was seriously lacking in support personnel, he had already begun to focus on cultivating the abilities of female priests.
In this regard, Anna is not outstanding, she is not the kind of genius who can get things done with just one click, but she is careful enough and true enough. This is not only the habit she has developed by mixing magic potions all the time, but also because of her own shortcomings in healing magic.
She pays special attention to details to prevent any mistakes.
And such a person is the perfect person to control financial transactions. She will not try to be smart and save trouble. She will remember every account clearly, how it came from, and how it was spent. It is well-documented.
"He...he...can he do it? I know that he is not good at negotiating prices. He will give them whatever they ask for." Anna said very unconfidently.
It's one thing to manage the accounts in your own territory, but it's another thing to be in charge of the purchases alone.
"He knows." Gavin nodded clearly, because he was extremely bad at that, so he would never entangle with someone for a small profit, rather than directly offer the other party an offer that the other party could not refuse and seek his own benefits.
The benefits he needs, "But if no one is naturally good at it and can learn slowly, then if there is an opportunity, when the time comes, he will hire Ella and the others to help me.
I can do what I do best there and use all my abilities to help the local villagers. If you are born a bad person, you will be influenced by me soon. When the time comes, many people will take the initiative to keep the price as low as possible.
.”
When he plays the emotional card with others, he often seems to be a bit deliberate and has some ulterior motive, so he will try to throw away the benefits crazily and try to blind the wrong side first.
Anna was different. She helped them sincerely and without asking for anything else. This was not the characteristic of the priest of Ilmat, the God of Suffering.
To put it bluntly, it is not a Holy Mother sect. All things in the world, especially intelligent life, are full of benevolence and cruelty.
Helping people is the happiest thing in their lives. What do you want?
Anyone with any conscience will be influenced by them more or less if they spend a long time with them.
Yesterday's free maintenance initially turned into free medical treatment, which has already won Anna a certain amount of favor in Amphail Village.
Since there is no way to prevent the development of her nature, then further catalyze her and let that point come out completely, so as to maximize benefits.
The Holy Mother also has the merits and values of the Holy Mother.
"Okay, he'll try his best." Anna stopped refusing. She had no clue when it came to shopping, but when it came to helping others, it was her old profession, so she naturally had a way to talk.
"If there is something I don't understand, if he is not there, I can ask Ms. Gowther for advice. I believe she will give you advice." Gavin took the opportunity to tie Gowther's mother in.
Gao Se's mother did not refuse. Instead, she smiled at Anna and nodded and said, "You can usually find him at the Happy Hall. Even if No is not there, he usually won't leave for too long."
No one would dislike a believer of the God of Passion, especially a believer of the God of Passion who looks sweet, has a gentle personality, and is willing to help others, unless he is a cultist of an evil god.
"Then I'll tell you in advance, Ms. Nao." Anna bowed and thanked her.
Gao Se's mother smiled and waved her legs, indicating that it was no big deal.
"I wonder, madam, if there is any way to help them exchange local currency, preferably silver coins and copper coins. After all, it is more convenient to use them to purchase local small quantities of goods. The currency in his leg is from Sambia."
Golden Lion of Nouba and Cormier." Gavin legged out to resolve the currency difference.
That's also a big headache for Faerun's trade. There are differences in casting techniques, gold content, and weight between different currencies. Even the Comrade King Coin has huge differences in different batches. Market recognition, price, etc., naturally vary.
If they are not the same, it can often be solved through barter.
But when doing large-scale transactions with those horse dealers, you can barter, but with those ordinary people in the market, there is no way.
After all, the goods in their legs are not unbearable luxuries for them. A bottle of ghost wine can cover the output of one of their family estates for a quarter. Even if they make more money, they will not dare to accept such goods.
Once the price fluctuates, the loss will be too big for them.
Fortunately, he holds a large amount of cash in his legs. One amount came from the auction of ghost wine, and another amount came from the young red dragon's dragon's nest, totaling more than 600,000. Now part of it is stored in Vizeme Manor, and most of it is
It was moved to the Tower of Domination and has basically not been touched. After all, Gavin cannot barter for bulk goods and will not touch cash directly.
That does not include the deposits at Long Oak Ling. Although they mainly barter there, they also have some cash. The accumulation of small amounts can be quite considerable.
Gavin planned to use the income from Bu Nao for local foreign affairs construction and would not easily transfer it to other countries.
"If it's not a few thousand gold coins, he and Craven can help solve it. If it's not more than ten thousand, you need to go to a special store in the Glory City." Gowther's mother couldn't help but admired, "I didn't expect that I'm not that old.
Although he is very careful, he can think of small things in advance. It just so happens that he has something to do and asks him to go to Waterdeep tomorrow. Why don't we take two days and he will take us to visit the City of Glory and exchange money on the way?
A sum of loose coins came back, just in time, he owes me a lot of money."
"Then I'll trouble you, ma'am. There are 20,000 pure-colored Sambian treasures there. Help him exchange those for use first. Their account is not in a hurry. He will have to hire someone from me later." Gavin said directly.
He took out two boxes of gold coins from the portable dimensional cave and said, "As for visiting the Glory City, let him forget it. Anna, Luna, if the two of us don't want to go, we can go with the lady to have fun, then give it to us."
Pocket money.”
After saying that, he took out two bulging money bags from the dimensional cave, each containing at least three hundred gold coins, which were heavy.
He has a lot of things to do now, and going to Amphail Village is already a leisure trip. He has no time to wander around the Glory City.
Most importantly, in his previous life, he served as a spy for Zhenta Chai and spent three years squatting in the cesspits of that city. He could clearly feel all the east waterways. Compared with the glamorous appearance on the surface, he was more...
I know clearly in the darkness that the city is so cannibalistic that it lacks goodwill and awe.
"Okay, okay, okay." Luna jumped for joy. She took the money bag unceremoniously and hung it on her waist. She looked at the legendary largest city and was filled with joy from the bottom of her heart.
Yearning, I have always regretted that I didn’t have the opportunity to go and visit Liquid Garden even though it was so close.
"He has money." Anna patted her small purse. Although Gavin had never given her a salary, as a priest, a priest who was proficient in making healing potions, how could he be short of money? The small treasury had never given her a salary.
Are they all full?
"Give it to me, I'll keep it." Luna took it and stuffed it into Anna's leg, "He has never paid them wages, so it's reasonable to spend some money on him."
"Have he ignored that matter? When he has time, he will formulate a set of salary standards for the position, including our standard salary and spell salary."
"He...he...he didn't..." Anna waved her legs anxiously and refused to accept the money bag.
"That's not my business alone, but their entire territory, everyone's business. They want to talk about their feelings, and they want their interests to be clearly distinguished." Gavin explained with a smile, "I won't accept my request.
What should they do in the future? If I really want to help him, then I will complete the task he gave me."
This is not just a whim, it is a necessary step that prevents your own power from getting on the right track.
In the past, when the scale was small, it was easy to maintain it through emotions. Now that the scale is getting bigger and bigger, there are more and more legions, and that method is no longer easy to use. A huge salary system is necessary. The Three Rivers Land has begun to try to establish it.
Currently in the experimental stage, there are many areas that need to be improved.
"He must study hard." An Nao Mule refused again and made a serious promise. Then he planned to treat the trip to Waterdeep as a study tour instead of a tourist trip.
"We have a very good relationship." Gao Se's mother joked on the side, "Mr. Gavin, do I trust him so much? I'm afraid that he will swallow my money and put my two little beauties in the glory.
Is the city sold?”
"If Madam is like that, my girls won't trust me as their mother." Gavin said confidently, "Besides, for Madam, it's just a small amount of money. Please give me more."
One hundred and eighty times, he might be a little worried."
"No wonder those little girls are fascinated by me. If he were ten years younger, he would not be able to help pursuing me." Gao Se's mother couldn't help teasing, being trusted by others is a good feeling, especially
If you are wrong, you are speaking right from your heart.
"Ma'am, how can you be sure that the one he likes is not mine?" Can Gavin bear on the old legs of a young man? He doesn't dare to say anything easily when he makes a mistake, but he has never been afraid of making a mistake.
No one, not even a prostitute like Mother Gothel.
The wrong party's counterattack made Gao Se's mother stunned. She almost asked, "I deny it," and stopped the car at the last moment.
Because once the wrong partner looks serious and says that he denies the truth, she is afraid that she will be unable to resist and run away.
But despite her beautiful eyes, she couldn't help but fall on the wrong young and handsome face.
Gai Wen's temperament is very unique. He may have a childish face, but his sophistication in doing things, his superb legs, and his meticulous thinking are not as good as those old foxes.
Two completely conflicting things, placed in the same person at the same time, do not make people feel awkward, but should not be so.
Mother Gothel, who had a bit of excess motherhood, was like poison, full of fatal temptation. In just a few months, she became addicted to it and couldn't extricate herself.
Now that I think about it, even Gao Se's mother feels a little weird. Although they have only known each other for a few days, it feels like they have been together for a long time.
Gao Se's mother didn't dare to think deeply or pick up the topic. She made a haha and changed the topic to the real thing again, "The hotel has begun major renovations. Have you thought of a name? You can't call it the Laughing Robber anymore, right?"
That turning point was a bit abrupt, and it proved my guilty conscience in disguise.
Gavin didn't accept the request and answered her question without thinking, "The Stone Pony Hotel."
"Isn't it simple and easy to understand? The stone horse statue outside has regained its splendor because of me. It is appropriate for me to use it as the name of the hotel." Gowther's mother immediately guessed the superficial meaning of the name.
"I hope it can be rejuvenated like the stone horse statue." Gavin agreed with a smile.
The meaning of the name is indeed what Gowther's mother guessed, but Gavin has a deeper meaning.
Because in the previous life, after the hotel was renovated, it was called that name.
He is still using that name now, but he is planning to completely replace it.
"Okay, since I've made such thorough arrangements there, he won't bother you. He begs to go back and catch up on some sleep." Mother Gao Se stretched her body and yawned, and the rising sun just broke in, and she was about to catch up on her sleep.
Her red tulle nightgown became translucent, and an infinitely graceful curve appeared in front of everyone, making it difficult for people to take their eyes away, including the two women.
The mature charm of Gao Se's mother is engraved in her bones, and her every move will reveal infinite charm.
Normally, not only would she not have cared about it, but she would have been more unrestrained and would have turned around and teased others.
But that time, what came to her mind was Gavin's previous rhetorical question and his serious expression. Instead, she felt a little embarrassed and took the initiative to take a step back, retreating into the shadows, leaving those lines behind.
Covered up.
The Ruoyouruowu sigh that echoed in her ears made her heart skip a beat involuntarily, and she almost couldn't help but walk into the sunshine again. Is it true that the more you live, the more you can go back.
Just when Gowther's mother couldn't help but run away, Gavin's voice sounded in her ears again: "Wait a minute, madam, he has a question, where is the nearest quarry?"
"There are no quarries nearby. All the building stones are transported from Red Pine Town. There is a single shield quarry run by dwarves over there. The quality they produce is not that kind of limestone.
The price is a bit high when it comes to transportation, especially if it is shipped from Hongsong Town, the price is even higher." All the Happy Halls are one of the most well-informed places in the local area, and Gao Se's mother even more
If she is the best among them, one can't help but suspect that there is no news nearby that she doesn't know.
"Red Pine Town? It's too far." Upon hearing this, Gavin shook his head.
The distance between Amphail Village and Red Pine Town is not much closer than that of Waterdeep City, at least a hundred kilometers away.
To transport building stones from a place a hundred kilometers away, the transportation cost alone is almost equal to the value of the stone itself.
If it's not just about repairing the hotel, yesterday he promised to build a hard rock road for Amphier Village for free. The amount of hard rock required is a bit scary.
After thinking about it for a while, Gavin asked: "Is there a place near Amphail Village suitable for establishing a quarry?"
"I want to build my own quarry?" Gao Se's mother widened her eyes in disbelief and couldn't help complaining, "Am I here to buy a war horse? Or am I here to buy property to settle down? Just
No war horse, I bought that hotel, and for the maintenance of that hotel, I plan to build a quarry. When the time comes, it will be a quarry. I will be able to conquer the kobold tribes in the surrounding hilly areas.
Dig them all out of their dog holes and turn them into workers for you?”
"Ha..." Gavin asked with surprise on his face, "Are there kobolds in the surrounding hills?"
They now have experience in recruiting kobolds and have a complete process.
If there were no wild kobolds around, he would not even have to mobilize a large number of kobold craftsmen from the Dragon Oak Territory, and could just collect and transform them on the spot.
Kobolds in Faerûn are far less common than goblins, and not all hills and mountains have kobolds, so he didn't think about that before.
After all, it is so close to Waterdeep City and there are many human villages around it. Most of the monsters have stayed away and have been eliminated by the mercenaries who frequently come and go.
"I really want to do that?"
"If you have the chance, why not do that? The thinking mode of those kobolds is very different from that of humans. If they serve the strong, especially those with the blood of dragons, they will have no complaints or regrets. Just ask for them and they will work hard.
It's perfect, and they are extremely good at digging holes and quarrying rocks, and they make that place their home." Gavin detailed the advantages of the kobolds.
Will people's ideas change? Gavin originally wanted to use human methods to rule the kobolds. He planned to wait until the kobolds' power developed to a certain extent, then cancel their collective life and engage in personal economy.
But as the contact lasted longer and longer, I realized that that idea was simply stupid.