Spellcasting Heavens

"Weapons! Good weapons! Do you want to get a good place in the competition? Come and choose a weapon that is handy! We have the best sword in King's Landing! and the longbow!"

"This gentleman! Please come in and see our armor! Mail, plate, leather, inlaid armor, knee pads, neck pads, almost everything! They can protect you from harm!"

"Beautiful ladies, please note that silk from far overseas has just arrived today. It will not only make you shine in various banquets, but also take care of your delicate skin."

"Spice! Delicious spice! A small bag is only three hundred silver deer! You will never find more valuable goods like you!"

"Good wine from Old Town! Welcome to taste!"

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With the endless clamor, Zhang Cheng finally saw the true face of this so-called second largest city in Westeros.

Like most medieval-style cities, the sanitation in King's Landing is really poor, and it can even be called dirty and messy. The streets and buildings are completely unplanned, piled up in a mess, and occasionally you can smell pungent excrement and urine. taste.

However, due to its close proximity to the sea and river, the trade is very prosperous, at least there is no trace of turbulence now. Every businessman is desperately selling his products to passers-by to earn huge profits. Bring a lot of taxes to the royal family.

Zhang Chengcheng was a little confused, sitting on such a cornucopia, how could Robert the "Green Hat" owe a debt of up to six million golden dragons.

As long as a few laws to protect and promote maritime trade are promulgated, and a few privateer fleets are funded to burn, kill, loot, and establish colonies outside, it won't be long before the Westeros version of the era of great sailing will begin. Don't worry about money.

But it's a pity, maybe it's limited by his vision, maybe there are other factors he doesn't know about. In short, although the owner of the Iron Throne owns a fairly powerful royal fleet, he has never used this fleet to gain wealth.

Billy drove the carriage carefully through the chaotic streets, and soon stopped in an alley marked "Flour Street".

It's easy to tell from the smell of wheat and meat around it that this is the food processing district that supplies the whole city with bread, sausages and cooked meat products.

Not far away, a few busy apprentices are assisting the master to take out the freshly baked bread, put it into the wooden basket prepared in advance, and then load it on a carriage to transport it to various hotels, restaurants and markets.

The fat man skillfully jumped out of the car, knocked on the door of one of the food workshops, and shouted loudly, "Jian! Jan! Come out quickly! The goods you want have arrived!"

"Damn it! Don't be noisy! If my bread is burnt, it will definitely peel you off." A grumpy voice quickly came from the room.

About two or three minutes later, an old man with rough skin and face around pushed open the closed door, waiting for two cloudy eyes to ask, "Where's my goods?"

"Well, it's all in the car. It's definitely the best flour, and there's absolutely no wheat bran. You have to give me a good price." Billy pointed to the cloth bag placed at the back.

"Humph! No wheat bran? You told me the same last time, but I found out that it was at least one-sixth of it. If you dare to play such a trick this time, I will tell Jinpao, Let them talk to you about integrity." The old man threatened as he tore open the bag to check the quality of the flour.

Although in Zhang Cheng's opinion, this yellow-to-brown wheat flour must contain a lot of impurities, but he showed a satisfied expression: "Not bad! Compared with the last time, it has improved by two grades, and I will give you more. Thirty percent of the price."

"No! No! No! Jain, you have to understand that flour like this is not easy to come by, thirty percent is too low, at least fifty percent. Don't think I don't know, How much can you sell for this kind of fine flour after baking it into bread, old man, you are too greedy." The fat man shook his head desperately and tried to bargain.

"Fifty percent? Are you crazy? The tournament has not started yet! What's more, the reason why the bread can be sold at a high price is not only because of the good quality of the flour, but also because of the baking skills that have been passed down from three generations of my ancestors. Forty, if you don't agree, get out." The old man called Jaen directly issued an ultimatum.

If it wasn't for the recent surge in the floating population in King's Landing, and the consumption of various foods and drinks, he would not have been taken advantage of.

Billy narrowed his eyes and stared at the other party, as if he wanted to judge whether there was a possibility of increasing the price. After a full ten seconds, he pretended to reluctantly agreed: "Okay, for the sake of our cooperation for many years, The deal. In addition, I brought some sausages, cured meat, live chicken and wine, if you need them, take them with you, so I have to run to another one~www.wuxiahere.com~ old price?" Jia En said tentatively with a look of distrust.

"Of course it's a 40% price increase! Let me tell you, in the next period of time, a large number of knights and nobles will flood into King's Landing. As long as you can serve them well, you are guaranteed to make a fortune, so don't be wrong. Friends are so stingy." Fatty unceremoniously fought for his own interests.

"Bastard! You are really a greedy viper! Be careful to hold yourself to death! Unload the cargo, I'll take it all." After that, Jia En waved his hand into the room.

In the blink of an eye, two young apprentices ran out, carrying the flour, various foods, and drinks into the warehouse one by one.

After a simple calculation, the old man threw a leather bag full of silver deer to the fat man.

The latter carefully counted it and confirmed that there was no mistake, and the two parties were considered to have completed the transaction.

Although there are more valuable currencies such as the golden dragon and the silver moon, in the commercial field, the silver deer is the currency with the largest number and the most widespread circulation.

Zhang Cheng did not speak from the beginning to the end, and silently watched the entire transaction process. At the same time, he had a general understanding of the business atmosphere of King's Landing.

First of all, most of the time, the two parties of the transaction do not sign any contract or agreement on paper, but rely on oral commitments and personal credit guarantees.

Secondly, there are definitely not a few tricks such as cheating and cheating. If you are not careful, 80% of them will be killed.

Finally, administrative institutions and laws rarely interfere with the behavior of merchants, and they will not increase inexplicable taxes like the European lords of the dark medieval times on the earth.

Just when he was about to continue to observe the surrounding customs, Fatty finally emptied the entire carriage and invited him with a smile: "Sir, get in the car, I'll take you to the place you want to go now..."