The Duchy of Florence is a country bordering the sea, and their navy is one of the most powerful in the vast ocean of the Southern Cross Sea.
But Waterman's territory is in the interior of the Principality.
Of course, the earl certainly has his own interests in shipping, but it is naturally not comparable to the nobles who are near the sea in the Principality.
But fortunately, his territory is a large granary in the Duchy of Florence. The terrain is flat, the land is fertile, and there are large farms that are fertile for thousands of miles. Every time the harvest season comes, they can harvest a large amount of grain.
It can be said that food is the sharpest weapon in Wortman's hands. Because of the food, he can pull a huge army at any time; because of the food, he has a very important voice in the Duchy of Florence; This inhospitable area is reaping huge profits.
In fact, in the past years, the way of commercial trade between Wortman and Schindler was that he sold grain to Schindler, a place that lacked grain, at a high price, and sold it at a low price on land trade. Buy rare products such as minerals and magic materials.
In this trade process, Waterman is of course the party that makes a lot of money. And it is because of such interests that he is very interested in intervening in the affairs of the Schindler area.
This is how Yim, and the barren pass of Yim, were born. Im's existence allowed him to import more high-value minerals and magic materials.
Only now, Dane is determined to unify Schindler and establish a true central government. Of course, it is impossible for him to allow this kind of trade to continue, which is tantamount to a predatory trade for Schindler.
After this war, this trade situation will be completely ended. Dane, who took back the Badland Pass, has enough strength to re-establish new trade rules with Waterman, and even with the Duchy of Florence.
Today's Dane is also a big shot who can participate in the rule-making.
Of course, the current Earl of Waterman is still 'losing his temper'. Earl Bull, who was unable to continue to enjoy huge benefits and lost face a lot, naturally couldn't be happy.
But Dane believes that this stubborn cow will eventually choose to give in.
The reason is very simple, Dane does not need the grain of the Earl of Waterman. If the two sides fell out, then Dane was nothing more than spending a little more money to buy food from Shire transported by sea, or food from further afield, and he didn't have to hang himself from a tree.
But can Waterman's food not be sold to Dane? Of course, it is also possible, after all, food is a hard currency, and it is popular everywhere. However, don't forget that it is wishful thinking for Wortman to sell grain at high prices in other places besides selling Schindler.
It is impossible for him to transport grain to the depths of the eastern wasteland and sell it to those orc tribes who may still be bartering and may not even have currency
Besides Schindler, where can he import large quantities of metal minerals that can arm the army and develop the territory
For Dane, it is beneficial to cooperate with Waterman. After all, the territories of the two sides are close to each other, and the barren land pass has been opened. The trade volume between the two parties has increased, and they can exchange what they need. It's no big deal if he doesn't cooperate, he still does business with others.
But for Waterman, without Schindler, the overall economic vitality of his territory may drop by more than one level.
Wortman's stubborn temper lasted three months. During these three months, Wortman has actually been looking forward to the arrival of Dane's envoys.
But he never waited.
Dane's mind is also very simple, everything is easy to talk about before the war starts, and if Wortman loses his temper, let him do it. If you don't have a good time and tame the bull, it will be regarded as cooperation, and you will be uneasy in the future.
In the three months after the end of the war, Wortman watched his income, from the previous level, to play extreme diving.
He carried it for three months and couldn't bear it anymore.
Before Dane could send an envoy, he chose to bow his head amidst the inner struggle and the torment of reality, and took the initiative to send a messenger to Dane, wanting to have a good talk about reopening the border trade.
On this matter, Dane has always been prepared. If Wortman wanted to talk, Dane planned to have a good talk with him.
During the three-month trade freeze period, the barren land passes were not abandoned. Major General Palan, whose position had just been stabilized, was directly assigned by Dane to the barren land pass to be in charge of the defense of this desert city. At the same time, Dane also ordered Palan to use the supply stations established during the war, from Shahaiwan Port to the wasteland pass, and turn these temporary military supply stations into permanent strongholds.
In this way, there are supply points along the way from Shawan Port to the Wasteland Pass, which is great news for caravans and travelers. At the same time, if the trade agreement with Waterman is negotiated better, Dane also plans to work with the earl to build a passage from the wasteland pass to the city of 'Bull', and build some supply points along the road to facilitate the passage of caravans. .
In fact, from all aspects, Dane is ready to reopen the border trade, just waiting for Waterman to lower his stubborn head.
And now, these preparations can finally be reopened.
I believe that the re-opening of border trade, coupled with the fact that the two parties are already in an equal position, can work together to create better conditions for the trade activities of both parties. Come more benefits.
In this matter, Dane actually took it very seriously. After the large granary of the Earl of the Bull was opened to him, his territory had another major source of food, and he no longer had to rely so much on ocean trade, especially the Shire, as before.
Although he and the Shire are still in the honeymoon period, and the relationship between the two parties is considered good, who knows if the situation will change in the future? A mature politician needs to consider many aspects and make multiple preparations. It is irresponsible to put all eggs in one basket.
In this sense, Dane even wanted to have a good talk with Earl Waterman himself. It's just that he has another very important matter to deal with now, and he really doesn't have the time, so he can only hand over the negotiation to Verina.