One sentence made all the goblins suddenly enlightened!
The barbarians have rice, and it is said that it is Titan God rice. One grain is taller than a goblin and heavier than two or three goblins. A family of seven or eight only needs one grain of rice, plus the family wealth in the first half of the year.
It shouldn't be a problem to survive this winter.
But do the barbarians have enough food?
I heard that the savages relied on hunting and robbing to survive, and they were all extremely poor.
Every winter they would go south to plunder, exchange their lives for food and materials for the winter, and at the same time eliminate the old and the weak.
The tribesmen who went to negotiate with the barbarians last time immediately said: "Absolutely. The barbarian king wants to build a winery with us in partnership, so there will definitely be a lot of food."
But will the savages lend it to us?
Even if we really borrow it, can we afford it?
I heard that human beings are very cunning. Haven't you heard that poem about human beings? Borrow a grain of millet in spring and return thousands of seeds in autumn. There is no spare money in four seasons and the debts cannot be paid.
Moreover, the barbarians are right next to his house. If he violently collects debts, his tribe will have nowhere to go.
"Probably, no. Our tribe has signed an alliance with the barbarians."
The elder resisted borrowing food in his heart. If possible, he would rather borrow it from the elves. Although the elves are cold and unkind, their character and reputation are very good. However, the elves are ugly and never deal with goblins.
, borrowing food is out of the question.
In order to prevent his people from starving to death, the Goblin elders had no choice but to pack up some gifts and go to visit the barbarians.
To put it lightly, this matter was just a visit from a neighbor, and the discussion was not a big deal, just borrowing a few hundred grains of rice.
But speaking more broadly, this is the first time that goblins have actually visited the barbarian Titan Kingdom and discussed important matters regarding the fate of the ethnic group.
Tamil paid great attention to it, returned to Fury Castle during his inspection, and met the visiting Goblin elders in the Titan Temple.
It's actually quite embarrassing, because there aren't even decent tables, chairs, or benches in the temple, and if there are any, they were made by goblins.
Fortunately, the goblins didn't care too much about these false gifts, and presented them with prepared dried wild fruits, various dried petals, flowers and leaves, grass roots, and tree bark.
Tamil lied that the barbarians had a custom called head-touching and killed them. He touched the Goblin heads one by one, and the language pack was loaded instantly.
The goblins were surprised for a moment, and then they were relieved. There were a lot of strange things on the Titan continent, and they were just language magic that had no practical value at all.
Then, the goblin went directly to the topic, borrowing food.
Tamil is now a big dog household, and there is no shortage of food at all. As long as there are dragon-slaying coins, rice can be exchanged at will. Now I am tired of eating rice every day, and I don’t know when the system master will get some new food.
"Rice? No problem! Are ten thousand grains enough?"
Plop...
The Goblin elder lay directly on the ground, and the legs of the tribesmen accompanying him were all sore.
Awesome, awesome, don’t ask me why I kneel down and listen to the bosses discussing business.
The elder Goblin blinked shrewdly, "His Majesty the King is referring to 10,000 grains of Titan Rice?"
He focused on the words "His Majesty the King" and "Titan God Rice".
The upright boy Tamil did not hear the scheming in the Goblin Elder's words.
He had a proud look on his face, and his chin was raised involuntarily when he spoke, "We barbarians only eat rice from the Titan Gods! Naturally, the rice given to you is also the rice from the Titan Gods."
"Okay, let's borrow it!"
At this time, a follower behind him reminded in a low voice: "Elder, it's too much. We only need to borrow 1,000 pills. If it doesn't work, we just grit our teeth. We should be able to survive with 600 pills. We can't afford to pay back the interest."
The elder Goblin shook his head. Although the ten thousand grains of rice were ten times more than he expected, and the burden was ten times heavier if interest was calculated, he did not hesitate at all.
In fact, if possible, he would like to borrow more grain, because he is afraid that the barbarians will not be able to come up with so much grain.
This year's heavy snowfall came more than a month in advance. The crops in the fields have not yet been confiscated, and next year's crops cannot be planted. It snows on the plateau for one-third to half of the year. This delay will make it impossible to harvest in the next six months.
to a grain of grain.
My tribe is in the Xianzhang Valley, with a superior environment, fertile land, and a relatively strong family. There is a little surplus of food, but there is still a risk of starving to death. Wouldn’t it be worse for those relatives in remote areas? Maybe there will be someone today.
Starved to death.
This is a good opportunity!
As long as the news of food is released, those tribesmen who have suffered hardship will definitely rush over to seek refuge. At that time, the population of their own tribe will rise like a snowball, and will soon exceed the 5,000 mark. If you are lucky, the population will exceed 5,000.
Ten thousand is not impossible.
If you rely solely on the women of your own tribe to survive, you won't be able to do it even if you drain the young men dry.
Moreover, the Goblin elders have other plans in mind - the barbarians have sent them a large number of orders for tables, chairs, benches, beds and cabinets. With the Goblin's current manpower, the construction period will reach next year.
Moreover, the Goblin elders could see that the barbarians in front of them were powerful and ambitious, and they would definitely continue to expand outwards.
Being idle on a snowy day is also idle. With the temperament of barbarians, they will definitely go out to plunder and expand. By next year, the population is guaranteed to quadruple. How much demand will there be for tables, chairs and benches, and how many orders will there be?
We are short of manpower!
We must quickly expand our population, otherwise we won't be able to grab those orders.
The Goblin elder tried to ask: "Your Majesty the King, can you borrow another 10,000 grains of Titan Rice?"
Poof, the goblins accompanying him knelt down again.
Taimu groaned, "It's not impossible to borrow another ten thousand, but..."
The Goblin Elder secretly thought, "Here we come." He quickly stood up, widened his eyes, and waited for Tamir to show off his knife.
However, he has made up his mind that even if he bleeds a lot, he will still get the food, and it doesn't matter if he keeps making profits.
"But... we have to wait until next week."
Karma?
The elder Goblin almost couldn't breathe and kicked his legs on the spot.
I was all ready to have my flesh cut, blood drawn, and go under the knife, but you calmly told me to wait until next week.
"Why wait until next week? We can talk now."
"No, what I mean is that I don't have any extra grain in my hand now. I won't be able to come up with another 10,000 grains of Titan Rice next week."
This time, from the goblin elders to the ordinary tribesmen below, they all knelt down and prostrated themselves on the ground.
Ten thousand grains a week, do you dare to believe that your grain is not grown in the ground, but conjured out of thin air?
We were afraid of being saddled with loan sharks, but those barbarians never thought about interest from the beginning.
"Interest? We are allies who have signed an oath. The basis of our alliance is the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, mutual benefit, friendship and mutual assistance. If we lend money at usury, are we still allies? Can we still be honest and honest with each other in the future?"
The elder Goblin had tears in his eyes, and the content of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence kept echoing in his mind.
This is a truly noble race! Compared with barbarians, elves are full of narrow-mindedness, selfishness, arrogance, and arrogance...
"Thank you, His Majesty the King. If nothing happens, we will leave first.
We need to send someone out quickly to spread the news!
Tamir stopped the Goblin elder, "Don't leave yet, let me show you my baby..."