HCB Chapter 120 Buying Land
Chapter 120 Buying Land
As soon as Savile returned to the camp, he summoned the centurions and gave the following order:
"Get everyone on their horses, we have to leave quickly."
"What happened? Are the White Wolf Knights catching up with us?" asked a centurion.
"It's even more terrifying than this. Maybe Yoda's Knights will chase us. We have to evacuate south quickly." Xavier responded.
When they heard that they were Yoda people, everyone felt scared, because when they came here, their elders at home told them to come back quickly after training in the military camp. Each Yoda person was a brutal and ruthless guy who could fight ten people at a time. It would be a disaster if they fell into their hands, not to mention the Yoda Knights. So they went back and urged their team members to prepare for evacuation.
Forest Territory, Northern Port
In the Chamber of Commerce in the port, John summoned the Issu merchants stationed there, because he already knew how to please the king.
Even if John broke away from the kingdom, he managed to survive with the system, his current territory and army. However, John prepared so much not only to deal with the Hundred Years' War, but also to prepare for the future Terror Emperor and the Eagle Corps. If he became independent at this time, he would lose all the resources he deserved and could get in Midland, and his family and relatives in the family territory would also be implicated.
Although many of the protagonists in the novels John read in his previous life were alone without family, John believed that any normal person would not watch their loving family members go to jail, not to mention that this could have been avoided.
"Sir, the Yisu merchant has been brought here."
Just as John was thinking about his plan, the guard gently pushed open the door and stood at the door to tell John that the people had arrived.
"Bring them in."
So after the guards came in, more than a dozen Issu merchants filed in, making the already small office seem a little crowded.
As the Isu merchants took off their hats and saluted, the leading Isu merchant said:
"I wonder why the Earl summoned us so late at night?"
John sat on the chair and said, "This time I'm here to talk to you about business matters."
Hearing this, the fatigue of the Issu merchants disappeared, and they became nervous as if facing a great enemy. The last time that Simon discussed the slave trade, he had dealt a heavy blow to them. Now if he came again, they would not be able to return home unless they were directly ripped off.
Seeing the merchants' nervous expressions, John waved his hand and said, "Don't be so nervous. This is not about the slave trade."
As for why these merchants did not go to other places to buy slaves, Simon told John the reason.
First, both Midlan and Yoda were populous countries close to Is, and trading slaves with these two countries could not only buy more slaves of good quality, but also save shipping costs. Secondly, as the Hundred Years' War intensified, both countries accumulated a large number of prisoners of war. Except for the nobles who were destined to be redeemed and the disabled soldiers, the rest were slaves who could do heavy physical work.
However, since the main battlefield of the Hundred Years' War was in the South, coupled with unstable factors such as war and banditry on the border, the merchants of Issu could only envy the slaves in the South but were unable to buy them. There were once brave merchants who crossed the continent with guards to come to the South to buy slaves, but this business came to an abrupt end after John designated the Forest Territory as a military zone.
However, as John crossed the sea and captured Chusda and the northern ports were opened, more and more Issu merchants rushed here like sharks smelling blood, just to redistribute the big pie of slave trading.
Although these Issu merchants came in groups, they were not of one mind. Once, after they failed to divide the slaves, two merchant ships opened their guns and fired at each other on the route after leaving the port. However, since they were all merchant ships, they did not cause much damage. After several rounds of mutual shooting, the two merchant ships tacitly returned to the port for repairs, which surprised the navy who was about to board the ship for adjustment.
After hearing that it was not about the slave trade, the merchants calmed down. The leading merchant wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked carefully:
"What kind of business is your Excellency going to do?"
John said:
"I'm thinking of buying a few islands for vacation recently. I want to ask if there are any larger islands near Midland, preferably with a ready-made manor fortress on it."
After listening to John's request, the merchants of Isu discussed it. This request was not too high for them, because as an island country, islands were discovered by Isu adventurers every day and resold to the island owners who were responsible for purchasing the islands. Some island owners built buildings on the islands and then sold them to some wealthy people at high prices, thus earning several times the price of the newly purchased islands.
"Sir, you need to find other merchants for this matter. We are only involved in the slave trading, but we can help you ask if there is any island owner willing to sell." said the representative of the Isu merchants.
John could only say with regret: "Then please hurry up and tell me if there is such an island. If it is true, I will give some rewards to the person who provides the information."
Upon hearing the reward, an Isu merchant thought for a moment and said:
"I know. This news should be true. A great noble developed some islands near Midland, but he ran out of money for some reason. Anyway, he has some islands for sale, and there should be one that meets your requirements."
"Oh?" John couldn't help asking:
“Are those who buy and sell islands also losing money now?”
"My Lord Earl, you don't know that island trading is actually more popular in our domestic market. Other countries simply don't have the purchasing power. Nobles like Midlan and Yoda don't care about islands at all. Most of them are not interested. The countries in the south basically have a large number of islands and don't need them themselves."
At this point, the Isu merchant walked towards John. The guards next to him were about to stop him, but with John's consent, they made way for him. The Isu merchant whispered in John's ear:
"In fact, many nobles in Mitlan and Yoda run some illegal businesses, and they hide the money they earn on the islands they bought."
After listening to this, John nodded silently, then took out a purse and handed it to the Isu merchant. This scene was seen by other merchants.
"That's it. I hope you can give me useful information. Except for this businessman, everyone else can leave. Good night."
Following John's order to expel them, the merchants lined up and left, leaving only the merchant who provided him with the information.
"Are you sure this news is true?" John asked.
"It must be true!" the merchant said quickly:
"This news was recommended to us by the president when I attended the Chamber of Commerce meeting. I originally wanted to buy an island as a transit point for the slave trade."
"Then do you know the name of this nobleman?"
"Rodrick, you may not know this nobleman, but he is a household name in Is, the third heir to the Duke of Is."