Chapter 94: Changes in the Northern Frontier
Chapter 93: Changes in the Northern Frontier
Bruno decided to meet Calio in the Sky Garden at the foot of Mount Almis.
Since the Hanging Gardens were built, it has not played its due role. Although it looks magnificent, no one appreciates it.
As the seasons warmed and the temperature rose, Bruno gradually began to move his activities towards the Sky Garden.
This is because many flowers that were originally in bud are gradually blooming, and the scenery of the sky garden is becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, unlike the coldness and rigidity of the manor castle, the environment here is obviously much more comfortable than that of the manor castle.
As a noble, you naturally want to be as comfortable as possible!
The sky garden is not just a garden. It has all the necessary rooms such as study, bedroom, banquet hall, etc. It can be regarded as a super luxurious villa located in the mountain stream.
Add to that the streams and waterfalls outside the sky garden, and you'll see beautiful mountains and clear waters wherever you look.
When Kalio, led by the soldiers, saw the hanging garden before him, he could not conceal the shock in his eyes.
This can be said to be the first time that the Sky Garden was fully presented to outsiders, so much so that it directly blinded Kallio's titanium dog eyes.
Previously, he had only heard that the Earldom of Idar was building a huge sky garden, which consumed a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, but he never expected that... a countship located on the border could build such a wonder of this scale in such a short time.
That's right, a wonder! In Kallio's opinion, the Hanging Gardens in front of him was a true wonder! After passing through several arches and climbing up the spiral staircase, several months later, the salt merchant from the western part of the empire finally met Bruno Stuart, Count of Idar, again on the third floor of the Hanging Gardens.
"Respected Count..." Kallio greeted.
"If you still want to buy products like sea salt and sugar, just go and contact old Ford directly. There's no need to come to me..." Bruno said boredly.
When he heard that Kallio wished to come to visit, Bruno was busy fishing in the stream beside the Hanging Gardens with his homemade fishing rod, enjoying his short retirement life in this world.
Although there was a lack of entertainment in the world, since paper had been made, Bruno could have played poker to relieve his boredom.
Ever since he traveled through time, Bruno's luck at playing cards has been extremely bad. No matter who he plays with, he has never won a single game. He was so angry that he just wanted to slam the table and leave.
Perhaps, this was because traveling through the alien world and obtaining the system had temporarily exhausted Bruno's luck? "My Lord, I hope to become the only sea salt agent in Idar." Kallio made up his mind and said seriously.
"Oh?" Bruno finally straightened up from his chair and looked at him with a scrutinizing eye.
Although Idar Territory is relatively remote, even before the opening of Idar Road, Kalio was not the only salt merchant who purchased salt from Idar Territory for sale.
In addition to Kalio, there are at least three other merchants who sell the salt produced in Idar County to various parts of the empire.
"Do you think you can eat so much salt by yourself? Moreover, even if you can, aren't you afraid that you and your goods will be detained along the way?" Bruno looked at him with a smile.
Hearing this, Kalio said with some trepidation: "So... I hope to owe you a sum of money first, and then after I sell the salt, I will pay you back with interest..."
"On credit?" Bruno's eyes widened.
This guy in front of me really dares to think! "I can buy it at a high price!" Kalio said quickly, "In the next six months, the price of buying Idar sea salt can be 20% higher than the current price."
Bruno shook his head and said, "Do you know how much sea salt Idar produces in a quarter? Even if I agree to let you buy it on credit temporarily, where can you sell it? The sale of salt has always been a big business. Each noble and merchant has his own fixed production and sales area. If you go and interfere, you might get robbed of both you and the goods!"
Bruno looked at Kalio as if he was an idiot. He used to think this guy was quite smart, but he didn't expect that he would make such an absurd request to him this time.
Seeing Bruno asking the question, Kallio gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and finally said: "In reply to the Earl, I heard that... there will be a war in the northern border of the empire..."
"What?" Bruno was startled.
The northern border of the empire borders the Odin Empire, so the so-called "war in the northern border" means... the Odin Empire is going to go to war with the Norman Empire? How could a mere salt merchant from Kalio understand such news?
Seeing Bruno's reaction, Kallio finally spoke: "I originally wanted to use the wealth I had accumulated over the years to buy a piece of land and a low-level title from a noble member of the Regency Council, but I didn't expect that the member would be sent to prison just after I gave him the money. On the way out of St. Lawrence, I found out that the fundamental reason why the man was sent to prison was not because he sold the title to me privately, but because he was in collusion with the Odin Empire in the north of the empire, intending to attack the Winter Fortress with internal and external cooperation!"
"Although that noble councillor has been thrown into prison, the Odin Empire's deployment in the north has been basically completed. Lord Odin is ambitious, and I'm afraid that war will break out in the north soon!"
"And once the Winter Fortress is breached by Odin's army, then..."
"Then Odin's army can march straight in and attack all the way to the southwest, directly occupying the empire's most prosperous western plains. The western part of the empire is one of the most important salt producing areas of the Norman Empire. In this way, the salt supply of the entire empire will be affected." Before Kallio finished speaking, Bruno took over the conversation and said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Kallio replied.
"Then, you hope to purchase a large amount of salt in my Lord's Idar Territory, and then take advantage of the shortage of salt in the inland of the empire to transport it there and make a fortune?"
"yes."
"But..." Bruno suddenly changed the subject, and glared at Kallio fiercely and said, "...If your judgment is wrong and there is no war between the two countries, then the empire's salt supply will not be affected at all, and you can take the opportunity to run away. However, I will pay for your misjudgment!"
"If you are right, you will make money. If you are wrong, I will pay for it. Kalio, you are treating me like a fool!"
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Thanks to "Soul Eater" for the reward!
If it is changed to "Your Majesty, Wonders Mislead the Country!", since there is a book without punctuation, it seems to be suspected of plagiarizing the title...
Does anyone have any ideas? (*^ω^*) Second update.
(End of this chapter)
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