Chapter 297 Happy cooperation(1/2)
Duke Raman looked at the rat orc in front of him and frowned tightly.
As the most powerful grand duke of the Danga Kingdom, King Bennett's younger brother, he likes to use his brain more than other orcs, and he doesn't believe in the fact that pie falls from the sky.
Things start with an hour ago.
Since the Red Leaf Caravan arrived at the Danga Royal City, it has attracted a lot of attention.
After all, at this time, if the caravans who can get here are not lucky, they are capable people, and it is normal for them to attract attention.
Especially I heard that this caravan has many types of businesses, including grain, salt, ironware, clothes, spices, etc., which has attracted many people.
It would be great if you could buy the supplies you like from them without risking it.
However, the origin of this Red Leaf Caravan is unknown after all, and no one dares to contact him if he doesn't know whether the other party is an enemy spy.
After three days, no one disturbed Shu Daqiang, which made him very happy. After all, he was not really here to do business, but to inquire about information.
After the orc captain brought them to the Danga Royal City, there was no big restriction. Except for places like the palace that were not allowed to enter, there were no restrictions on the Rat Daqiang in other places.
Rat Daqiang was not polite, and he took people around the city these three days.
Instead, we openly ask about various issues such as population, customs, lifestyles, etc.
The more open he is, the less likely he is to arouse suspicion.
If they were inquiring secretly, some people would definitely suspect that they were spies, but if they were so open and honest, everyone would think that these businessmen might be doing some investigations.
Before a businessman starts a business, it is impossible for him to make a decision with a slap in his head. He must investigate the market first, so everyone thinks it is very natural.
Three days later, someone finally couldn't help it. The man's name was Raman, and he was the younger brother of King Bennett of Danga.
The royal family of Danga is a snake orc. From the face, it seems to be extremely cunning, and even disregards his relatives, but in fact it is not the case. It is cunning, but King Bennett has a good relationship with his younger brother Duke Raman.
The two brothers jointly govern the Danga Kingdom.
Faced with the current dilemma of the Danga Kingdom, Laman naturally saw it. After hearing that a caravan came to the Danga Kingdom, he became concerned. After hearing that these caravans seemed to be very powerful, he found Bennett.
I said I wanted to think about this Red Leaf Caravan and see if there is any possibility of cooperation.
King Bennett naturally agreed, but as the king of Danga, he could not meet a merchant in person, which was inconsistent with his king's identity. So Raman volunteered to meet this mysterious Red Leaf Caravan himself.
As the Duke of Danca, whose status is second only to His Majesty the King, he would definitely give face to meet a caravan. It can not only reflect the importance of Danca, but also not make people feel that Danca is very depressed.
After all, if a king goes to meet him in person, their citizens will only feel that it is too much of a loss when they know it.
When Duke Raman saw Rat Daqiang and his group, his face became much more serious.
He could tell from the other party's figure, clothing, and even temperament that these orcs were completely different from them.
Raman could clearly see that the place where these people live is definitely a place with sufficient supplies.
A strong and red face is so different from the orcs in Danga!
"Everyone, this is the Grand Duke of Raman of our Danga Kingdom."
The Orc Captain introduced to each other.
"This is the captain of the Red Leaf Caravan, Rat Daqiang."
"Hello."
"Hello."
Both sides greeted him politely.
Duke Raman is fat and looks very kind. If he ignores his cold eyes, there is no vicious feeling of snake orcs elsewhere.
He was very talkative and soon started to communicate with Shu Daqiang. Those who didn't know thought they were good friends for many years.
However, in his words, he would dig some pits from time to time, trying to find out the background of the Rat Daqiang.
In this regard, Rat Daqiang refused everyone, but he said nothing, and this thing was a slight meaning to him.
The two of them thought they met too late on the surface, but in secret, the wind and clouds were surging.
The orc captain next to him always felt a chill on his back.
Finally, after a full hour of chatting, Duke Raman began to get into the topic.
"I heard that your caravan has a wide variety of things? Can you buy anything? Are you real or fake?"
Duke Raman asked curiously.
"Of course, our Red Leaf Commercial Alliance is very powerful. As long as you have enough gold coins, you can buy anything!"
Rat Daqiang spoke proudly.
He is not pretending, he is really proud, because in his eyes, there are indeed many things in Hongye City, such as the airship that can fly into the sky, which are all producing civilian versions.
It can all go to heaven, what else can I buy?
“What is the price of food?”
Raman asked with some anticipation.
Danga is not short of food for the time being, but it is only for the time being. When the war really affects it, food will definitely be a big problem. Two days ago, he also discussed with Bennett whether it should go out to find some food.
"There are too many types of food, and the prices are different. You see, what do you want."
Rat Daqiang shook his head and said with a smile.
"Hmm? There are too many types? What does it mean? Isn't it rye?"
In this colder place, our staple food is basically rye bread made of rye.
I thought that the rye in this world was more cold-resistant and drought-resistant, and could survive tenaciously in harsh weather. Although the yield was really low, it would be good to eat anything that could be eaten. Neither humans nor orcs were qualified to be picky.
In fact, rye is not very unpalatable. Those very distinctive rye breads are so unpalatable because of the production method and the mixing of things in it.
Therefore, the grain is generally rye by default.
"Of course not all, in addition to rye, we also have barley, wheat, oats, rice, millet, corn, sorghum, soybeans..."
Rat Daqiang talked proudly.
Except for the native rye, these things are all made by Lord Zhang Feng. These foods not only enrich everyone's food types, but also increase the total amount of food several times.
In the far north, there were no one who starved to death. It would probably not take long before the people of the entire huge Buck Kingdom would no longer be short of food.
Lord Zhang Feng, he is really a god-like person!
Rat Daqiang sighed silently in his heart.
Listening to Rat Daqiang's words, Raman and his group's mouth grew bigger and bigger.
What is this he is?
I have never heard of what barley, wheat and oats are!
The name of rice should be planted in water, maybe it is what they commonly call refined rice?
What is millet?
What is corn? What is sorghum and soybeans?
Raman felt like he was going crazy.
What are these and what are they!
After saying that, when Rat Daqiang saw that everyone was in a daze, he smiled and explained:
"You may not have heard of it, so I will explain it again. Barley, wheat, oats are also a kind of wheat. They are different from rye and have different tastes. The bread they make is snow-white and is loved by people of all walks of life. Rice is commonly known as refined rice. We call it rice. Millet is 'small rice'. We call it millet. Corn is a yellow coarse grain, which is particularly sweet. I like to eat it very much..."
It would be fine if Rat Daqiang didn't explain, but this explanation made Raman and others feel itchy.
Some people even drool just by listening.
"Then the price of these foods?"
Raman asked carefully.
Hearing what Shu Daqiang said so well, he was a little doubtful if he could afford it.
"It's not expensive. Rye is 100 kilograms per gold coin. Oh, 100 kilograms is the kind of sack you use to fill a bag full of."
The Rat Daqiang explained.
In Red Leaf City, the price of rye is 200 kilograms per gold coin, which is half the price he quotes now.
But this is not the rat-big strong black, but in the orc country, rye is at this price, and it is even more expensive.
The price of a gold coin of 100 kilograms is definitely cheap. After all, the manpower and material costs that are transported are not counted.
After hearing this, Raman nodded. The price is indeed not expensive, and the price is still the price in peacetime. Now due to the war, the price of grain has been rising. The Red Leaf Caravan came so far away and did not increase the price. It was simply conscience!
Raman immediately made the decision.
"I'll ask for ten thousand bags of rye first! If I can do so in the future, I'm continuing to buy it!"
Ten thousand bags are 1,000 tons and 10,000 gold coins.
Not too little, but for a country, this is far from enough. Raman wants to see how the goods are first, and if the quality meets the standards, he will order them again.
However, Rat Daqiang spread his hands.
To be continued...