Black Iron Crown

Aizexi was still very afraid of Lena, he knew that his life and death were all in the Duke's thoughts, so that afternoon, a businessman from Bazalan, Ajasha, entered the main castle.

"My lord, this is Ajiasha!" Ai Zexi said flatteringly at Lena.

"Well, I see, you go down first!"

After Ai Zexi left the study respectfully, Reiner looked this Ajasha up and down, then pointed to the chair beside him and said, "Sit down!"

Ajiasha is a fat middle-aged man, wearing a thick black bearskin cloak, six precious gem rings in both hands, and a string of golden gemstone necklaces around his neck .

He held the gorgeous cane horizontally in his hand, and after saluting Reiner respectfully, he put half of his buttocks on the chair, respectfully waiting for Reiner's question.

And Reiner just watched him, without saying anything else.

This made Ajiasha very nervous. He didn't know what important matters this noble lord, who had mastered a huge territory and a huge army, and had just been canonized as the Grand Duke of the North, had something important for him.

Time passed minute by minute, and each second passed by Ajiasha felt as long as a year had passed.

Half of his butt was on the chair, and half of his body fat was pressed on his calf. The burden of his weight caused liquid like fat or sweat to flow out of his fat face, which looked extremely disgusting.

"Don't be nervous, Ajiasha!" Reiner just chuckled, and said in a gentle tone and face.

"Duke... Your Excellency Duke, what is the purpose of your visit? It is my honor to serve you. If you have any needs, please ask me!"

Ajiasha wiped the fat on his face, and said with dry lips.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you!" Reiner waved his hand and said, "I just want to ask you something!"

"My lord, please ask me, humble, your most humble servant Agatha will know everything and say everything!"

"It's very simple. I want to know why you businessmen traveled thousands of miles from the Kingdom of Bazaland to the northern border to do business?"

"The freight and road tax along the way will not be less!" Reiner's eyes gradually became serious, and he looked into Ajiasha's eyes and asked.

"Yes... yes, my lord duke, but the products of the Kingdom of Bazalan are too barren, and not long ago, the newly succeeded king suddenly discovered a large-scale recent situation, and he began to purchase various products on a large scale. In order to make a profit, we will not hesitate to come to the far north!"

As Ajiasha said, his body was shaking like chaff, and the fat on his fat face was trembling.

Reiner looked thoughtfully at the back of the barrier in the study room, and then continued: "But as far as I know, you people don't let go of any commodity, even the farm tools in the hands of farmers are spent." Money to buy?"

Hearing Reiner's seemingly inadvertent question, Ajasha's expression changed drastically, and he waited for a while before saying: "Your Excellency, you really know everything, even such a trivial matter can't be hidden from your eyes!"

"The thing is like this. After the new king came to power, he knew that even if he had a gold mine in his hand, if there was no corresponding increase in physical goods, it would be nothing more than some inedible and unusable metal blocks, so he Large-scale farmland reclamation is being encouraged in the country!"

"Although there are too few products in the Bazalan Kingdom, some food can still be grown. The new king intends to start from this aspect and cultivate the fields. Naturally, these farm tools will become in short supply."

"Even if it is transported thousands of kilometers back to the Kingdom of Bazalan, we still have a lot of profit!"

Reiner nodded when he heard the words, but he didn't believe Ajasha's nonsense.

When it comes to pure property, the territories directly under the royal family and the lords in the south and central regions are much richer than those in the north.

Even though the northern border has reached the current level of development, except for honey, timber, animal skins and handicrafts, its products are far inferior to other regions. In terms of the diversity of commodities, the southern regions far exceed the northern border.

But they still came to the northern border, which is very worth thinking about.

What are the advantages of the northern border compared with other regions? Apart from animal skins and steel, Reiner couldn't think of any other specialties.

Honey is produced in forests everywhere.

Timber, there is no large forest in that lord's territory?

Speaking of which, for the lords of this era, the forest is a burden. It would be great if the forest could be turned into a land where food can be grown.

Except for the fact that the northern region is cold and the fur quality of animals is the best, the forests in other regions are full of wild beasts. The price of animal hides in the northern region is higher, which is not necessarily competitive.

Based on these, Reiner knows that their real purpose is still steel, and the purchase of other commodities is probably just to deceive people.

As for why they want steel, it is unknown.

According to Ajiasha, the new king discovered gold, and since he had just ascended to power, his position may be unstable, so he probably wanted to arm his own powerful army.

But all of this is just Lena's guesswork.

Thinking of this, Reiner stopped talking, and he didn't intend to prohibit these people from buying farm tools and various commodities.

Anyway, Lehner doesn't plan to sell steel to them directly.

Just kidding, how much is it worth to simply sell iron?

On the contrary, let them continue to buy farm tools while deceiving others, and have to buy a lot of other commodities. The tax that Leiner draws out is more than that of selling iron, and it can also promote the development of local commercial handicrafts. Why not do it? Woolen cloth?

After figuring this out, Reiner lost interest in talking to Ajasha, and sent him away with a few casual words.

After Ajasha left, Reiner said to the back of the barrier, "Come out!"

Logan stepped out of the barrier and said to Reiner respectfully: "What do I need to do? Your Excellency the Duke?"

Reiner pondered for a while and said, "Send someone to the Kingdom of Bazalan to find out what's going on there, and see if it's what Ajasha said. To be honest, I don't trust him. He has too many gorgeous flaws. !"

Logan nodded. Reiner didn't ask him to set up an intelligence network, but collecting intelligence is still very simple.

Time passed quickly, and night came in a blink of an eye.

The entire main castle was already full of voices. Reiner's vassals and knights gathered here to wait for the start of the dinner. This banquet will not only last for one night, but will last for half a month to celebrate the victory.

The male and female servants were constantly busy preparing the ingredients, and the three cooks were cooking dishes in the huge kitchen. The fat or strong cooks were directed around by them, and they frantically helped them.

This dinner must be held perfectly, otherwise they will be severely punished.