"You made a good and wise decision, Char."
Sophie held a quill pen in her right hand, an account book in her left hand, a delicate face facing the sky, her hair easily tied in a knot at the back of her head, and she sat in the barracks in the big tent of the office manager who originally belonged to Char.
In fact, this big tent has already become Sophie's territory.
Since this girl was appointed by Char as the "chief of staff", Char simply left this place to this young girl to deal with.
After he returned from the dwarven garrison just now, he immediately came here to talk to Sophie.
As for the deal with the dwarves, Char had a whim.
Originally, he just wanted to get the promise of the dwarven clan to sell the earth-walking beasts, but the more he came out of the dwarven station and walked all the way back, the more Char thought about it, the more he felt that this was really not a good idea At present, the biggest problem restricting the development of this emerging force is fiscal revenue If there is no money, there is no need to talk about growth and development.
In the past, the main source of revenue was agricultural income, and the grain produced here was purchased annually by the central government of the Empire, as well as by some local grain merchants.
I don't know if it's blessed by the gods, but the political situation in the Byzantine Empire has been turbulent over the years, with warlords in various places, centralized power weakened, and even fought several wars with Odin.
But the strange thing is that within the territory of the Byzantine Empire, the climate is smooth every year, there is no drought or flood, and the grain is harvested almost every year.
Therefore, although it is very bad, there is no natural disaster, and I have to say that this is a blessing in misfortune.
So, even in the midst of political turmoil, even in the midst of war, the overall price of food within the empire did not rise as sharply as in the real troubled times.
Although the price of food has risen mainly because warlords in various places have begun to hoard food in preparation for war, and the impact of war on productivity, food prices have indeed increased somewhat, but they have not reached an excessive figure.
Overall, it's pretty stable.
This situation is of course a good thing, but for Char, a warlord in the grain-producing area, he should not expect to make a windfall by selling grain.
At present, it seems that the war has caused great damage to the region under his rule, and the fiscal revenue is almost depleted.
Now a large amount of land has been divided into military families, and the officers and men of the army who have been given the divided land have also begun to call their relatives and families to migrate to the north to settle down.
It is foreseeable that in the coming period, the population of Char's territory will be greatly restored, and the people who have migrated will soon recover their productivity.
As long as there are no problems with the climate, this year's grain harvest can be expected in the north, a large grain-producing region in the north.
Char even got a promise from the Emperor Odin that he would not have to worry about the Odin people invading the south again for at least three years.
As for the other warlords, Char really doesn't pay attention to them.
At present, there is Adric in Yanjing to reorganize the army, which has directly attracted the attention of most of the warlords, and Char, an emerging force in the north, no one wants to offend him for the time being.
Without the danger of war, Char could have expected a bumper grain harvest this year.
But if the price of food is not high, he really doesn't make much money.
"Actually, the dwarves are very rich."
Sophie put down the pen and ledger in her hand, looked at Char, and said slowly: "For a long time, almost everyone thought that dwarves were backward and conservative, thinking that these dwarves were poor, but everyone was wrong, and the dwarves were rich, even far beyond our imagination."
Char nodded, after making a major decision just now, he really needs such a think tank under his command to give himself a good analysis of the prospects and pros and cons of things.
"The decrees of the Byzantine Empire have always forbidden the trade of grain with the dwarves.
Dwarves are hostile to humans, and humans are not hostile to dwarves who are not our race, and their hearts must be different, almost every race agrees.
Therefore, the Byzantine Empire has always forbade the sale of grain to dwarves, because grain is a strategic reserve.
It is even ridiculous that in some peaceful years, the Byzantine Empire preferred to export grain to the Odin Empire rather than sell it to the dwarves.
The dwarves were also reluctant to sell their iron tools to humans on a large scale, for the same reason.
It has to be said that there are historical reasons for the creation of this phenomenon.
But in fact, this situation has been somewhat loosened in recent years, especially the almost breathless central political axe suppressed by the Tema Military Region, because after the warlords in various places were divided, the financial revenue was reduced one after another, and at the same time, the size of the central army had to be maintained to ensure the deterrence of the warlords.
The reduction in fiscal revenue and the huge military expenditure have become an irreconcilable contradiction.
Our teacher, Cavishir, had actually asked a few years ago whether the Empire could consider lifting the embargo on food for the Dwarves in order to obtain more revenue.
This proposal is of great benefit to the center of the empire, and several large grain-producing counties in the north are close to the wildfire field, so it is very convenient for geography to trade grain with the dwarves.
However, it is a pity that this proposal of the teacher was firmly opposed by almost everyone Not only the opposition of the warlord henchmen who controlled the military department, but even the royalist aristocratic power groups, there was a strong voice of unanimous opposition and opposition, and even Kantos Dayanjing could not ignore it, so he could only give up this proposal of Mr.
Kavishir. ” "That's why" Char was puzzled: "Those warlord parties are against it, and I can understand that they are afraid that the central government's revenue will increase because of the grain deal.
But why are those royalist aristocratic groups so opposed to the strengthening of the power of the central government, don't they want to see?"
Sophie smiled, and the girl smiled coldly: "Why in short, because of one word: greed." ” Char frowned.
Sophie looked at Char: "You really don't understand the general, please think about it again" Char looked at Sophie's meaningful eyes, and after a slight deep groan, she finally sighed.
"I see."
A sneer appeared on his face: "Sure enough, it's because of greed, stupid greed" It's not too hard to guess.
You must know that although the empire has always adopted a grain embargo decree against the dwarves, the official decree is the same thing, but secretly, many chambers of commerce groups are secretly conducting illegal grain smuggling business against the dwarves.
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And it is precisely because of the embargo on grain that the price of grain smuggling is getting higher and higher, and the profits are getting bigger and bigger Among the large chambers of commerce and business groups in the empire, which one does not have a strong background in the background of aristocratic and wealthy families, it can be said that almost all of the large business groups belong to the property of some wealthy and aristocratic families.
On the surface, it is forbidden to trade grain to the dwarves, but these chambers of commerce and business groups can rely on the umbrellas behind them to secretly smuggle grain and make a fortune.
Didn't the rock just say it himself?
Char's offer to the rock for grain is more than double the current price of grain in the Byzantine Empire, and the rock himself admits that when the black-hearted merchants and dwarves trade grain, the transaction price has to be added by a zero after Char's quotation figure What a terrible profit it is This secretly smuggled grain business binds the interests of many wealthy nobles in it If the empire suddenly lifts the grain embargo, then the dwarves can import grain directly from the Byzantine Empire in an open form, and the dwarves will naturally no longer buy high-priced grain from those black-hearted chambers of commerce Those aristocratic and wealthy families naturally absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of situation "Old emperor, there is no way for those wealthy nobles to deal with this situation, so they can blackmail the emperor and have to suffer this dumb loss" Char frowned.
"In essence, the emperor is the biggest nobleman, and the stability of the imperial power needs the support of the aristocracy, and the coercion of the warlords, if the imperial power is to be maintained, the emperor needs the support of the aristocracy.
So" Sophie also sighed when she said this: "To a certain extent, Teacher Cavihill, after this incident, completely gave up the original illusion of the emperor and the aristocracy.
In the past, he also hoped to improve and refresh the empire through a series of means, so that the empire could get back on a healthy track.
But after this incident, the teacher often sighed: this empire has rotted from the roots, and mere reform can no longer save the fate of this empire, and the only way to change it is to carry out a complete and great change, a huge storm to cleanse it."
Char wasn't very interested in any kind of big changes, storms and the like, and his current interest was only in the grain trade with the dwarves.
"Hopefully, these dwarves will bring us some revenue."
"As I said, General, these dwarves are richer than you think," Sophie said with a smug tone.
"Rich" Char was the first to disbelieve.
The guy on the rock was dressed in tatters, and he looked dirty, he really didn't look like a big financier.
"The dwarves have been engaged in mining for generations, and they are born with excellent keen detection ability for metal minerals, and their mining ability is even more first-class, and their smelting technology is far superior to that of us humans.
When I say that dwarves are rich, I have a specific reference, you know, if you talk about other aspects, food, clothing, and housing, even if it is a dwarven king, patting horses can't catch up with an ordinary human nobleman Because of racial barriers, dwarves can't get a lot of human life luxuries, they may be poorly dressed, poorly fed, live in caves, and may even store less food than an ordinary human farmer.
But when it comes to the storage of metal minerals, I'm afraid it will be an astronomical amount that you can't even dream of."
Char's eyes widened immediately "The mountains on the wildfire field are rich in all kinds of metal minerals, iron ore, copper ore, and even gold and silver mines, and the dwarven people have been doing one thing for generations, which is to desperately dig these things.
However, they are unable to trade on a large scale with other races, so even the metal minerals that are dug up can only be stored in their huge mountain caverns after refining.
You can imagine how much wealth they have amassed over generations."
Char's eyes began to redden.
"For the dwarves, food is much more valuable than metal.
To the dwarves, metal is worthless.
But I think for General Char, metal is something you need.
To expand your power, you'll need plenty of iron, copper, gold, and silver."
"Well, I think I made a huge mistake."
Char lowered his head and sighed: "I should have talked to you first, and then I went to trade with the dwarves, and now that you say this, I find that the price I opened is too low, and in this case, the profit is too small."
"A trickle of water flows."
Sophie said lightly: "If you want to make huge profits, then you will be like those black-hearted chambers of commerce, you will not be able to gain the trust of the dwarves, even if the transaction is profitable for a while, but in the long run, they will turn against you sooner or later."
When the time comes, you won't have to buy what you need from the dwarves.
Of course, your offer is indeed lower, although we are not as black-hearted as those chambers of commerce, but you can break the imperial embargo and openly sell grain to the dwarves, you also have to bear a lot of pressure, these sacrifices, always in exchange for some price.
So, I have a way to increase your profits a bit. ” "You have a way again," Char's eyes lit up.
"It's very simple, the price you promised them doesn't need to be changed, but when it comes to trading, we can divide different price levels on various types of grain.
Black beans, soybeans, green beans, the price is naturally different, the lowest black beans can be sold at a low price according to what you said, but soybeans and green beans, naturally have to add some price codes, hehe, and wheat, barley, wheat, rye, coarse barley, refined wheat, it is impossible to sell them all at one price.
Hehe, I mean, I think you can get it.
When the time comes, there will still be a lot of money. ” After a pause, Sophie said in a very cold tone: "Don't forget, there is also a class distinction between nobles and commoners among the dwarves.
The dwarven commoners would be satisfied with ordinary black beans and coarse barley, but the dwarven nobles of the dwarves, the tribal nobles of the dwarves, and even their dwarven royalty, would not be satisfied with inferior food, and you know, the nobles of any race are often a group of people who are willing to pay a lot of money for enjoyment.
By the way, in the territory of the dwarf race, I heard that a barrel of fine human wine can be exchanged for the same amount of gold, of course, this kind of transaction can only be carried out with the dwarf nobles, and I don't need to teach you the details. ” Char laughed, and the turtle was suddenly full of confidence Nothing else, this kind of thing, but it's our old business To be continued 〗Hanyu Pinyin "" is simple and easy to remember: