The annual meeting was over, Nipoli and Finans completed the settlement and reported the final results to Reggie.
Excluding manpower, material investment and shopping coupons given to civilians, the net income from this annual gathering was 54,000 gold coins, which was a little less than expected, but the overall effect made Reggie very satisfied. The most important thing is,
He gained two new sources of wealth, one in silk and the other in ceramics.
Nipoli proposed a new plan. First, a limited supply of cloud cotton would be provided to some merchants, but the quantity supplied would not exceed one thousand feet at a time.
"Precious things should not be overflowing, otherwise their value will be affected, including celadon. The sales volume cannot exceed two hundred pieces per year."
"What should we do with the excess silk? Our output is now very high, and that kind of stuff cannot be stored for too long."
Nipoli had already made arrangements: "Invite the best craftsmen to make the excess cloud cotton into dresses, embroidery, and the most gorgeous decorations, so that these luxurious decorations can become the signature of Suixue City."
Business matters should be left to the best businessmen to handle. In the business field, Nipoli's vision is far more long-term than Reggie.
But there are some things that businessmen cannot deal with. One of Reggie's financial avenues went wrong. At this annual fair, the sales of urine wax were very bad. Reggie lowered the price to 40% of the original price, but only sold
Less than two hundred pounds.
Obviously, the plummeting sales of urine wax were affected by the red wax, which was somewhat different from what Reggie expected. This red wax was not red phosphorus, but a kind of gum found by the Golden Eagle people on a small island in the far sea. This kind of red wax
The properties of gum are very special. According to Reggie's test data, this kind of gum will ignite when the temperature exceeds 70 degrees, but if the temperature is below 65 degrees, there is no possibility of catching fire.
As a fire starter, this kind of gum has obvious advantages over urine wax. It is safer than urine wax and does not have the disgusting smell. More importantly, this kind of gum is not toxic.
In the past, nobles would always carry a small wooden box on their waist. The wooden box contained a small amount of urine wax. When they needed to start a fire, the gentlemen would take out a toothpick-sized stick from the outer layer of the wooden box.
Pick out a bit of white phosphorus and scratch it on the rough bottom of the wooden box. The friction generated will cause the white phosphorus to catch fire and ignite the wooden stick.
The workmanship of this kind of wooden box must be very fine, so that no bit of urine wax can leak out. No noble would be willing to have that disgusting garlic smell on his body, and people also know the toxicity of urine wax. Whenever
When seeing men lighting fires, smart ladies will stay away.
The most terrifying thing is that white phosphorus is extremely flammable. On a hot summer day, if a noble's robe suddenly emits white smoke, he must take off his clothes as fast as he can before finding out the cause.
, white phosphorus can easily burn through human skin and flesh, and the smoke produced may also cause phosphorus poisoning.
Of course, white phosphorus also has many advantages. For example, it can be used to make terrifying white phosphorus bombs, phosphoric acid, and pesticides... But as a match of this era, it was completely exploded by red wax. Even Reggie
Nowadays, safety matches are being developed, but they still have no advantage over red wax.
This is a big blow to Reggie. After all, white phosphorus has always been the economic pillar of Shattered Snow City, but Nipoli is very optimistic: "Commodities will one day become obsolete. In the future, crystal
He Yunmian will be the master of Suixue City."
There are three factories in Broken Snow City that produce white phosphorus. Since white phosphorus has lost its commercial value, Reggie planned to close two of them, but Romell's news made him immediately give up the idea of closing the factories.
"Lord Victor, the queen promised to give you Silverpine City, and the four surrounding towns as well! For the sake of God, please go to Silverpine City immediately to complete the delivery ceremony, and then hand over the food and weapons to us
!”
Seeing the old man out of breath, Reggie poured him a glass of wine: "Don't be so anxious, Prime Minister, how is the Queen's condition?"
"No, very bad!" Romell said, "Let's set off immediately. We'll save the wine for the road and the conversation for the road."
"I have to make some preparations, at least bring some troops."
"Take your guards and set off first, let your army catch up later, and ask your officials to help you prepare food and weapons. I came in a hurry and did not bring the warship. Please believe me, I will never
I deceived you!"
It takes ten days to travel from the capital of Bayer Kingdom to Broken Snow City. Romell traveled day and night, changing horses without changing people, and arrived at Broken Snow City in only seven days. This sincerity is truly worthy of the Bayer people.
rare.
Reggie took Natalie, Modesa and Doranor to Silverpine City. On the way, Romell described the battle situation in Bayer Country in detail. What surprised Reggie most was that Sophia gave up.
The royal capital.
"Is it true that I can't hold on anymore?"
"Even if there is a little hope, we will not give up our capital!" Romell wiped his tears and said, "The frozen demons eat meat. If they break through the city gate, all the civilians will become their food.
, if we abandon the city earlier, we can still leave with the civilians!"
"Sofia took civilians away?"
"Everyone who can walk is taken by the queen. Maybe it's not worth it. Most of them will die on the road," Romell sighed. "The queen is different from her father. Unlike her grandfather,
It’s also different. The king of Bayer Kingdom never cares about the life and death of civilians, but now she..."
Romell looked at Reggie and did not continue.
Reggie smiled and said: "Is she becoming more and more like me? There is a secret. I will only tell you one person. In fact, Sophia is the illegitimate daughter of me and the queen..."
"What a shameless statement!" Romell said angrily, "Even if I ask you for help, you can't humiliate our queen, humiliate our queen, humiliate our great kingdom like this!"
"Don't be so excited, Prime Minister. After Han Maple Fortress, you will reach Honeycomb Town. This town should also belong to me. Let's complete the delivery here first."
"The lords of the town have gone to Silverpine City, and all the lords are waiting for delivery in Silverpine City!" Romell thumped his chest hard, "Please, we really can't delay! When your weapons arrive, I will
I will accompany you to measure every piece of territory, not even an inch will be missing!"
Romell was coughing violently, and Reggie was really worried that he would die on the way. He no longer joked with this old guy, nor did he make those boring sarcasms and provocations, although he was once an enemy of Reggie, and he also
He has hurt Natalie, but as the prime minister of a country, he deserves far more respect than Spindu.
The carriage ran wildly for two days and one night, and finally arrived at Silverpine City. When they arrived at the lord's castle, everyone was already ready for the delivery. The lord of Silverpine City had even packed his luggage.
In front of Reggie and Sophia, Romell allowed himself to be humiliated and beaten, but in front of these lords, the Prime Minister's majesty did not fade at all. Under his order, the five lords handed over the seals and documents symbolizing power.
, castle keys and lord badges, and immediately left the territory with their families and soldiers.
Reji really wanted to treat them to a dinner, which would not only show Reji's generosity, but also make the delivery ceremony more complete. These lords had not had a full meal for a while. They wanted to accept Reji's hospitality, but instead
Romell rushed out the door with a riding crop.
"Let's go quickly! His Majesty is waiting for you in Frost Flower City! You will be rewarded by the lord and get a richer territory!"
Romell drove all the lords out of Silverpine City, and the Prime Minister, who was seriously overdrafted, was even a little unsteady.
"You have got everything you want, you should fulfill your promise." Romell wanted to kneel down, but was stopped by Reggie.
"Your Majesty Prime Minister, the weapons have been loaded on the truck and the food has been loaded on the ship. As a stateless lord, I assure you that these things will be sent to Frost Flower City as quickly as possible."
"The fastest speed," Romell murmured, "it will take seven days at the fastest. I don't know if Frost Flower City can sustain it for that long."
"It must be able to withstand it. I designed a new weapon for the Freeze Demon. I named it Doomsday Butterfly," Reggie said with a smile. "Even if Frost Flower City fails, the Bayers who get the weapon will still be able to survive."
We will definitely defeat the Frost Demon."
"God bless our queen, God bless the country of Bayer..." Romell slid off the chair, lay on the carpet and fell into a deep sleep.