Chapter 95: This is a talent! (Please read! Please recommend!)
Chapter 94: The Prototype of the Chamber of Commerce
Bruno looked at Kallio with a bad face. How could this person have the nerve to say such a ridiculous suggestion? He is really thick-skinned! As if he could hear the anger in Bruno's words, Kallio's legs trembled and he knelt on the ground.
"My Lord Count... I think the Odins will definitely go to war with the Empire..." Although Kalio's voice was trembling due to nervousness, his words revealed a strong confidence...
"Why? Just because a noble councillor is in collusion with Odin? But have you ever thought that since the truth has been revealed, the Norman Empire will definitely be prepared. The Odin people are not stupid, so why would they launch an attack when the Norman Empire is already prepared?"
Kalio took a deep breath, and then said word by word: "The Odin people are now buying grain from the Norman Empire at a high price."
"What?" Bruno frowned.
"On the way to Idar, I discovered that there were a lot of grain caravans heading north, and this year the Odins purchased far more grain in the Norman Empire than in any previous year. Even though the current grain prices are much higher, they still haven't stopped buying. Lord Count, you know that the most important factor limiting the Odins' attack on the Norman Empire is grain!"
After hearing Calio's explanation, Bruno felt that Calio's previous assertion that the two countries were at war became a little more credible.
The Odin Empire is located to the north of the Norman Empire and has a relatively cold climate. Only the southern border area bordering the Norman Empire can grow grain on a large scale and achieve two harvests a year. The rest of the vast area is extremely unsuitable for farming. Even if it can be cultivated, at most only one harvest a year can be achieved, and the yield is extremely poor.
However, due to the cold climate and harsh living environment of the Odin Empire, the Odin people can only be self-sufficient by hunting wild animals in the mountains and forests for a large part of their food.
Therefore, the per capita combat effectiveness of the Odin people is generally much stronger than that of the Norman Empire's soldiers. One Odin person can almost beat two imperial soldiers without any pressure.
So much so that in the eyes of most of the Norman nobles, the Odin Empire, located in the north of the Norman Empire, was a group of uncivilized barbarians! However, no matter how much they looked down on this northern neighbor, it would not change the established fact that the Odin Empire had actually become the biggest threat facing the Norman Empire.
Most of the time, the wars between the Odin Empire and the Norman Empire were initiated by the Odin Empire.
After all, with limited food, the Odin Empire could only consume its excess population through war, while the Norman Empire could only rely on the northernmost Winter Fortress for passive defense.
Food is often the most important factor that hinders the Odin people from launching an attack.
But if the Odin people had enough food... then the only problem that could limit the Odin people's attack would be easily solved.
If it wasn't for the purpose of starting a war, Bruno really couldn't imagine why the Odin people would buy so much food.
Therefore, the more Bruno thought about it, the more he felt that the possibility of the Odin Empire launching a war was very high.
"Also, My Lord Count, do you remember that last spring, the price of iron ore in the Norman Empire soared. It was said that many anonymous buyers secretly purchased it. I was a little confused at the time. But now that I think about it carefully, those anonymous buyers may be related to the Odin Empire." When Bruno fell into deep thought, Kallio continued to add.
Last year? Bruno was stunned. He hadn't traveled through time at that time!
However, looking back on the original body's memory, such a thing did happen. At that time, the original body was still thinking about the iron ore in the Gran Highlands, but it was difficult to mine due to the border dispute with the Territory of Sauron.
Iron ore can be used to forge weapons, food can be used to replenish military supplies, and some nobles who were arrested for conspiracy and treason, if all of this is connected...
The Odin Empire's intention to invade is almost certain!
Thinking of this, Bruno couldn't help but re-examine the salt merchant who was kneeling in front of him.
He was able to detect clues from the rise and fall of food prices and the shortage of iron ore a year ago. This guy named Kalio... is indeed a talent...
Although the limitations of the times sometimes sound like a very distant concept, it does exist, and what it limits is often the perspective from which people think about problems.
It is like a window on the ceiling, and few people can look up and see the vast starry sky outside the window.
While the nobles of the Norman Empire were struggling over whether to send more soldiers to the border of the empire, Kallio, as a businessman, had already sensed the Odin Empire's determination to start a war from everything happening around him.
After all, the waste of purchasing iron ore and grain can probably only be compensated by the spoils obtained from the war.
It was at this moment that Bruno finally decided to recruit Kallio...
Seeing that the Earl seemed to be convinced by him, Kalio quickly said, "So, Earl, as long as we can seize this opportunity, it will undoubtedly be a windfall for the Idar Territory! And you can send soldiers to go with me, so that they can supervise me and protect the sea salt in the caravan."
"You make sense. I am temporarily convinced by you." Bruno nodded, but he immediately said: "But... although what you said makes sense, it does not mean that I will sell the sea salt to you. I can sell the sea salt in Idar County directly without going through you. In this way, there will be no middleman to make a profit, and the profit will at least double."
Hearing Bruno's words, Kallio was suddenly stunned.
The earl's reaction was obviously something he had not expected.
That's not right! The script shouldn't be written like this! As an imperial noble, how can I do business myself?
Although the status of merchants in the Norman Empire was not low, it was far inferior to that of the nobles. Otherwise, Cario would not have used most of his savings to purchase the title.
In the eyes of most nobles, doing business personally is an extremely degrading thing!
Kallio could only look at Bruno in disbelief...
My Lord, can't you have a little shame?
Where is your dignity as a noble?
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