After crossing the Prancing Horse River and walking on the vast wasteland for fifteen days, Reggie finally smelled the salty smell of the sea.
The Benlang Kingdom has a long coastline, but there are only two ports in the entire country. The port near the north is called Sangro Port. Sangro is a great hero in the Benlang mythology. Legend has it that this hero will make a sound like thunder on the battlefield.
The roar, just like this harbor, you can hear the roar of huge waves every day.
Sangro Bay is within Reggie's corridor, but the original owner of the bay, Pied Wolf King Chiromon, still lives here because this port is his main source of income.
This does not violate the contract signed by Reggie and Asalon. Within Reggie's corridor, shepherds can freely graze, merchants can do business, and people can move freely. Reggie also has a special interest in the spotted wolf king.
Taking care of it, he allowed the other party to retain an army. On the west coast, there were the powerful Bayer Kingdom, Tianxing Kingdom, Yunding Kingdom and Liusha Kingdom. The relationship between the Benlang Kingdom and its neighboring countries was not very good. If there was no army to guard it, just
I am afraid that Sangro Port will soon fall into the hands of others.
When Reggie arrived at Sangro Port, he was warmly entertained by the Spotted Wolf King and had a sumptuous dinner in the castle. The tired Reggie soon fell asleep.
It wasn't until the next day that Reggie was awakened by the sound of waves in the bay, and he saw the entire harbor for the first time.
This is a purely natural harbor. A piece of land shaped like a long sword protrudes from the coastline and extends for nearly three miles on the sea, creating natural conditions for ships to dock.
The shepherds drove their livestock to the harbor early. The size of Sangro Port cannot be compared with Shazhou City, and it is also several levels behind Blue Bay. The most common trade here is to exchange livestock for food, and the Spotted Wolf King uses
As the owner of the harbor, he collects offerings from shepherds and merchants.
This is a large amount of income. The shepherds have to leave 10% of the livestock for the Spotted Wolf King, and the merchants have to leave him 10% of the grain. This port alone is enough to make him the richest in the entire Benlang Kingdom.
One of the wolf kings.
The current tide is not deep enough and the wind and waves are too strong. Merchant ships dare not dock. The herdsmen can only wait anxiously on the shore.
The pied wolf king's castle is right next to the harbor, with a panoramic view of the harbor. Reggie sat on the castle's observation deck, drinking wine and chatting with the wolf king all morning.
"Life is very difficult now. The price of food has risen ridiculously," the Spotted Wolf King lamented. "An eighty-pound ram could be exchanged for three hundred pounds of wheat last year, but now it cannot even be exchanged for two hundred pounds."
arrive."
"So what, make 20% from inside and outside, you won't suffer anyway." Reggie glanced at Chi Luomen, who smiled awkwardly and said: "All my wealth will belong to you, and I am a shepherd sincerely.
For the sake of livelihood.”
"For the shepherd's livelihood?" Reggie almost stopped laughing. He might be thinking about the sick watchdog, but he would never care about the shepherd's life or death.
Seeing the disdain on Reggie's face, Chi Luomen quickly explained: "Sir, if the shepherd's life is lost, no one will come to Sangro Port to do business again, and my livelihood will be over."
These words sound reasonable, but they are just casual remarks. If the Werewolves really have such a long-term vision, they will not become a tributary country.
"I'm very pleased that you can think of this. I'll check out the transaction price later. If the shepherds really suffered a big loss, we can consider making some compensation to them."
"Compensation, compensation? How to compensate?" Once interests were involved, the spots on the Spotted Wolf King's face became tense. Reggie thought it was a skin disease, and he always tried to keep a distance from the other party.
"Of course I will use your gold coins as compensation. Aren't you worried about the shepherd's livelihood?"
"But...gold coins are of no use here."
"Is there any place in the world where gold coins are useless? Is your lie too clumsy?"
"Among shepherds, gold coins are indeed of little use."
"But this is the port, this is where business is done."
"It's the same everywhere. This is Benlang Country, my lord."
In the afternoon, the tide continued to rise and the wind and waves gradually subsided. One after another, merchant ships began to dock. Judging from the flags on the ships, these merchants were all from the Genting Kingdom. In addition to selling wheat, they also sold a kind of food called Jinta.
of food.
Jinta! What a nice name. This kind of food must be very special.
But after Reggie held several golden towers and observed them for a while, he found that they were no different from the corns he was familiar with.
The discovery of corn in this world is definitely something worth celebrating. This drought-resistant and cold-resistant crop is more valuable than peppers. Reggie asked the soldiers to buy more corn to save as seeds, but the soldiers soon ran into trouble.
, businessmen from Yunding Country do not accept gold coins.
Reggie rubbed his ears and asked the soldier to repeat himself. The merchant did not accept gold coins. Is all business on the West Coast so primitive?
Chi Luomen smiled and said: "I told you, gold coins are of no use here."
Gold coins are indeed of little value to shepherds. They only collect grain. This is understandable because herders rarely gather together, and there are few large-scale markets in Benlang Country. Bartering is the most suitable transaction for shepherds.
Way.
But Genting Country is a highly civilized country, and their level of civilization has surpassed that of Lane Country. It makes no sense for such a country not to use currency.
Reggie asked the merchants why, and the explanation given by the merchants was: "The herdsmen can't produce gold coins in the first place, so why should we embarrass them?"
Reggie said: "But I have gold coins. If you exchange grain for gold coins, you can buy anything. Why do you have to exchange it for sheep?"
"I understand the use of gold coins," the merchant smiled bitterly. He didn't want to be regarded as a ignorant barbarian by Reggie, "but if I exchange your gold coins, how much should I keep? Let's just follow the rules.
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The businessman didn't know Reji's identity. He didn't want to explain more to Reji. After he left, Chi Luomen shrugged and said, "Be careful when doing business in Benlang Country. I am also a Benwolf. I know it."
It is the nature of the tribe that living sheep will not lie, but it is hard to tell the difference with golden gold coins."
It sounds very reasonable. The treacherous werewolves may make fake gold coins, and merchants cannot identify the authenticity of gold coins, so they trust live animals more.
But Reggie still felt a little strange. It happened that Doranor and Old Hill controlled the freezing demon in Silver Pine City, and Nipoli reported the results of the battle to Reggie. Taking this opportunity, Reggie asked about it, and Nipoli
Polly immediately judged that Chi Luomen was lying.
"If you can't even tell the authenticity of gold coins, are they still businessmen? Do they have to do business all their lives by bartering? Raising livestock requires feed. If the livestock dies on the way, the merchants have to bear the loss, and the gold coins must be safe.
There are a lot of gold coins, and the businessmen of Yunding Country are very smart, and they will not let gold coins go unearned."
There is another secret behind this matter, and it is a secret that the Spotted Wolf King is unwilling to reveal to himself.
Reggie sent people to the port to investigate. Unexpectedly, all the merchants remained silent. When he was helpless, he saw Modessa bringing the wizard Sakason over.
"Sir, I know the reason for this matter," Sakason said. "If I tell you the truth, I hope you can give me a chance to choose."
Reggie took out the dagger, looked at Sakason and said: "Choose, where do you think it is more suitable to stab?"