"Hey, come and take a look. The fur coats on the northern grasslands are warm and comfortable~"
"The frosty yellow pomegranate fruit is delicious and cheap."
"The southern red ceviche is absolutely delicious, a new recipe and a new taste."
Various hawking sounds were heard one after another in the market, and many customers stood in front of each stall, bargaining with the bosses.
Eft is the capital of Shiraki County, and the market here is naturally very prosperous. Residents from many surrounding small cities occasionally take horse-drawn carriages to buy things, and then take them back to the towns or villages where they live.
Compared with those fixed shops, the things sold in the market will be slightly cheaper, and there will be more varieties. Many merchants will drag goods from other places to sell here.
Lecia wore a hunting suit that made it easier to move around, and walked with a few people in the market, looking at the goods on the surrounding stalls. Some of the people behind her kept remembering the types of goods they saw along the way, as well as their approximate prices.
"What do you think?"
"Miss, the prices here are a little different compared to the central provinces." A young man from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade replied.
"The pickled fish in the south is a little more expensive, and the prices of staple foods such as wheat and millet are pretty good, but the prices of animal meat are a bit cheaper."
"Yeah, this is food."
Lecia looked at the red meat placed on the wooden table. There were a few ice chips scattered around, which must have been shipped from other places.
Baimu County has gradually approached the mountainous areas to the east and north of Crancia, and the number of wild animals has increased. In addition, the weather is slightly cold at present. Fresh meat from there can be transported over and sold at a good price, instead of being made into
Smoked sausage.
Currently, there is no large-scale animal husbandry in Crancia. Except for raising horses in some areas, most of the plains are mainly planted with cereals. The reason is simple. The direct output of cereals is high, while the output of livestock raising is lower.
But there are still ways to improve it. The girl recalled some experiences from her previous life.
Meat is still needed, but the protein intake of ordinary people today is still too low.
"As for other products, there are also more wooden products, which seem to be local specialties."
"Um."
Most of the land in Baimu County is plain, except for grains. The local white birch tree is very famous. People use this dense tree to make various utensils.
"We will also rent a stall here tomorrow and sell some things." After looking around, Lecia ordered.
"Yes, Miss." Several people behind him agreed, looking at her with a bit of eagerness to try.
Lecia shook her head slightly, and asked a few people to contact the administrator of the market to make arrangements in advance, and then left the market with the remaining two people.
Walking on the streets of Eft City, there were only Mira and a maid behind Lecia at this moment, and they continued to look at things on both sides of the street.
"The houses here are very neat. They all seem to be built with the same material."
Lecia looked at the white and gray bricks on the wall. Although there was a difference in light and dark colors between the bricks, they were roughly the same. The roofs were also made of black green tiles. Occasionally, a trace of green tiles could be found in the gaps between the bricks.
Moss, it feels like these houses must have been built for many years.
"Yes, Miss, the houses here are all made of bricks fired from a clay pit in the east, so the colors are similar."
"They all use bricks from the same place. Does every family have the same idea?" Lecia thought, doesn't anyone want to be different? Such uniformity is rare.
"Well..." The maid was a little embarrassed and hesitated for a while before saying.
"Because there is only one family within a few dozen miles that produces bricks, and that is the family property of the former city lord."
Well, it is indeed a monopoly. Thinking back to the time when I played construction games, I always liked the neat and tidy houses, but I didn’t expect that it would be realized in this way in reality.
After walking around the city, Lecia found a well-decorated jewelry store and walked in.
"Hello, what does this young lady need?" The clerk greeted Lecia warmly as soon as he saw her coming in.
Since the fall of the West Wind nobles, it has become increasingly difficult to sell luxury goods. Sometimes we don't see a single customer for several days. Many shops have closed, but this one is the only one that is still holding on.
"I'll just take a look."
"Okay, please."
After turning around for a while, Lecia nodded. The taste of this store was quite good and the style was more in line with her aesthetic, but she was not here to buy jewelry today.
"Hello, is your boss here?" she asked proactively.
"You are..."
The clerk was hesitant, but Mira on the side shook her long ears, took out her business certificate, and showed it to the clerk.
"Our eldest lady is the legitimate daughter of the Ragdis Chamber of Commerce, and now she wants to negotiate a business deal."
After carefully checking that the certificate was officially issued by today's Crancia, the clerk nodded and the others waited a moment.
"Please wait a moment, I'll find someone to inform the boss."
Lecia sat at a small round table in the store, waiting quietly, looking at the scattered pedestrians on the street, thinking about what she had seen and heard along the way.
Although making money from the caravan was not the main purpose of this trip, she still wanted to try out what it was like to do business in Crancia today. Although it was difficult, there was still huge profit.
After a long time, a somewhat stout middle-aged man walked into the store under the guidance of the clerk.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw the blond lady in a red dress sitting in the corner drinking tea. He glanced at her clothes professionally, then walked over with a pleasant smile on his face.
"Hello, I am the owner of this store. Who is this young lady?"
"My name is Lecia, and I am the daughter of the owner of Lagdis Chamber of Commerce." Lorraine Hill briefly introduced her, and then took a brief look at the boss.
He was wearing a gorgeous brown coat and had an emerald ring on his hand. He looked like a seasoned businessman, but Lecia had seen many such people. When she was in Carites, there were many bosses of small chambers of commerce.
That's how you dress.
"Hello, hello, I have long admired your name."
Although he has never heard of this chamber of commerce, the boss still said politely that it is not illegal to brag anyway, and everyone likes to hear it. Moreover, it is not easy for any chamber of commerce to obtain the official certificate of Crancia nowadays. You know
When the country was founded, Crancia purged the chambers of commerce that had colluded with the nobility in the past, and many of the old faces he was once familiar with disappeared.
Fortunately, his business is not big, and it is also in the field of luxury goods. He has little interaction with ordinary people and has not harmed people's livelihood, so he escaped. However, it is much more difficult to do business now. But as an experienced person
The businessman still did not give up. Based on his observation of the new country of Crancia, in this increasingly improving situation, everyone will become rich sooner or later. Jewelry is still indispensable for weddings and relationships.
At that time, there was only one jewelry store in the city, and it was difficult to pay for it.
"What kind of business does this young lady want to discuss?"
He sat down at the small table, and the maid beside him also served him hot tea.