Lilith Bristol.
After sending her away, Sean wrote down the name in the magic book he carried with him so that he could remember it and find her when he was busy at work.
Now, the magic book that Lu Xier gave him was reused by himself. Although it only filled in some blind spots in alchemy, the last few pages were used by Sean as work notes, recording what work the people around him were sent to do.
Otherwise, the Earl is really busy with his work every day, and sometimes he forgets to take care of the tasks assigned before. Even when he is free, he is too lazy to think about so many things. But those people will not move unless they are urged.
Sure enough, laziness is a common problem!
But one has to pay attention to the affairs of the Deep Ones, or in other words, any news about the believers of the Ancient Gods is worthy of one's attention.
Who knows when they'll cause trouble again.
During the spring planting period, the busiest people were the other people in charge of specific affairs. Since they had given a lot of reserve money and grain to the Northern Empire earlier, after the spring, especially after the trade route to Adak was blocked, they realized that if they did not increase the production of Oro City and stimulate trade, the entire city would probably be in a state of no surplus food by the end of the year.
So at this time, Mersin's seafood and trade became an important part, but it was not good to be too ostentatious. The lords of other regions in the south were also eyeing it. If they joined in, the prices in Mersin would be raised all at once.
Of course, this is not the most annoying thing. The most annoying thing is that once any problem occurs on the imperial front, they will ask the south for money and food without hesitation.
If we spend more money, Oro City will have a hard time at the end of the year.
For this purpose, Sean has invited people from the Diawara and Morgan families to the Earl's Mansion many times, and repeatedly emphasized that they should take the lead in leading other wealthy families and retainers to develop more industries, such as animal husbandry or planting, even fruit growing.
Otherwise, the first ones to have their granaries opened to distribute grain would definitely be these wealthy families. Even in the Earl's Mansion, in order to save money, Sean reduced the daily meal expenses. The stewed meat for breakfast was now replaced with mashed potatoes and corn porridge, which were easier to grow.
"Don't worry, sir. Our airship's seafood business is doing well now. The most recent transaction has made us a profit of tens of thousands of gold coins. As long as we keep doing this, we will definitely make a fortune." John Morgan assured him.
Even the people of the Diawara family were not calm when they heard about tens of thousands of gold coins, but looking at the other party's confident smile, it didn't seem fake.
"So many?"
"Of course. This is just the preliminary price we've negotiated. As long as we can lower the price in Mersin, I believe the price of seafood will double in the near future."
"Is it that serious?"
Even Sean was surprised. It seemed that the hidden dangers of this war in the north had begun to erupt.
Even if the war could be resolved, what would happen to the millions of refugees left behind? Homeless and without food, even if the lost territory in the north was recovered, that would be a matter for later, and food was something that needed to be eaten every day.
"Maybe it's even worse. I haven't seen the victims on the war front, but it is said that they are so hungry that they eat everything, such as tree roots, tree bark, and even soil. Those who can hunt can go to the mountains to hunt, while the relatively weaker groups are entrenched on the outskirts of various towns, and robbery, theft and murder occur frequently. Many northern lords are very troubled by this issue." John said.
Sean had thought about this kind of thing before, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon!
The consequences of war have already begun to spread before Oro City is ready.
"Let Joseph guard all the towns in the Oro area, especially the checkpoints coming from the north. No victims can be allowed to enter! The city does not need so many soldiers for the time being. All the garrisons will take turns patrolling the surrounding towns and arrest any lawless elements they find." Sean rubbed his head and gave the order.
Now is the time to survive, there are hundreds of thousands of mouths waiting for us.
Any mercy seems meaningless!
Charles and John nodded in succession.
"As for the smuggling of seafood, we need to do it cleanly and not let any outsiders know about it."
Ever since Sean asked someone to be responsible for reselling Mersin's seafood, there have always been two categories.
One was purchased by the official of Oro City to make up for the food shortage in the city. The other was to sell contraband goods. John was responsible for trading with a group of special people, bargaining for transportation at a low price and then raising the price in the north. A complete set of systems could earn tens of thousands of gold coins by airlifting them once, and even millions in a month. It was simply a windfall.
But the danger of doing so is extremely great
Since the arrival of Adak's troops, there have been vague signs of victory on the northern battlefield.
As a southern lord, if I continue to make a fortune, I will probably be criticized, so this kind of thing needs to be done by others.
"Don't worry, sir. Those guys were born into this business. They do things cleanly and efficiently and won't leave any traces," said John.
"Let Vanir and the others keep an eye on it to avoid any trouble!" Sean was still a little worried.
From the beginning to the end, they were not allowed to show up in this matter, and even their names could not be mentioned. They could only use code names. Because Barnil and his men had never been included in the orthodox garrison forces, they were just an ordinary mercenary team in the eyes of the outside world. However, they were hired by a mysterious man named Joker to do illegal things with other underground gangs.
Sean must not be present, so he cannot personally judge the other party's loyalty.
"Yes, sir," John agreed.
There is not much money in Oro City, and some of the money cannot be circulated openly, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the Empire, and many righteous citizens will also be unable to speak.
Underground banks have become places where they circulate their own currency!
"Well, go down first." After sending the two away, Sean returned to his research and study.
Another week passed, and Oro City continued its normal life. It was said that after the academy learned that I had been there once, they invited me to visit several times and even wrote down the body-building method they had asked about that day into a book and gave it to me.
The dean also invited Sean to attend the graduation selection ceremony later.
These are all within the normal scope of a lord's work. The only thing that gives Sean a headache again is the thing coming from the north.
The temperature gradually turned from cool to hot, and King Simon, who was far away in the imperial capital, issued orders again.
He hoped that the southern lords could send more food and money, and this time he directly stated the quantity he wanted.
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