Liszt originally didn't want to disturb the lively atmosphere of the town, but in the end he couldn't help it. He went to the business district and watched a funny show.
It's the clown throwing a ball, blowing on fire, or doing somersaults on the stage.
In his opinion, these are not new at all, but the residents of the small town happily clapped their hands. It made Liszt want to go up and show them the trick of the three immortals returning to the cave, so that these outsiders can feel the charm of ancient Chinese cultural traditions.
certainly.
This can only be thought about, nobles can't do things that are demeaning.
Moreover, in a world where magicians exist, magic does not seem to be a magical performance.
After watching a scene, he left the business district and went to the town's administrative office, so as not to make the town's residents uncomfortable—they couldn't let go of the lord in front of him, and they didn't even dare to speak loudly.
Although the person left, he was always paying attention to the caravan.
He was listening to Isaiah's report on the prices of the goods brought by the caravan, especially the prices of goods related to production and living materials, which were all his concerns.
"A foal needs at least fifty silver coins. The price is too high." He frowned and asked.
You know, he traded slaves with Levi's, and a serf was only twenty silver coins.
"It is indeed expensive, Lord Baron. The coral island is far away from the mainland, and there is no suitable breeding area. The breeding of horses has always been limited, so the price of horses has always remained high. Even the horses of Blue Dragon Island, the price is the same. If you are on the mainland , a foal may only cost a few silver coins."
Archipelagic countries are all islands, so they are naturally not suitable for grazing and raising horses.
Liszt understood this truth, but he didn't want to accept it for a while—he gave old Grandet three gold coins, thinking that he could buy a lot of goods.
Now it seems that only six foals will be enough to spend.
"How many young animals did the caravan bring?" He asked, feeling a little disappointed. He originally wanted to eat all the young animals brought by the caravan, but now it seems that is an extravagant wish.
Except that he can buy it, I'm afraid ordinary residents don't have the financial resources to buy it.
"Five little ponies, two little calves, three little lambs, eight little piggies, six little milk dogs, five little kittens, and ten little rabbits."
"I gave old Grandet 3 gold coins, but it didn't seem to be of any use. He couldn't buy a few livestock." At this moment, he desperately wanted to sell the black pearl and buy livestock for money—meat is the most nutritious food. He hopes to eat meat every day, seafood does not count.
The territory does not raise livestock, where did he, the lord, get to eat meat every day!
"Three gold coins can't buy many livestock, but you can buy many other commodities. The caravan brought many specialties from other places."
"But I told old Grandet that the priority is to buy horses. Five foals need two gold coins and fifty silver coins, and all the funds in the castle have been used up." Liszt thought that he still had two gold coins, Maybe, I have to take it out, spend it today, and leave a few livestock.
Isaiah smiled and said, "My lord, I read the transaction records. Old Grandet only bought two foals. The other three were bought by others."
"who?"
"John Pole bought one, you must still remember it."
"It turned out to be the tomato farmer. I rewarded him with a gold coin. Obviously he can afford it. What about the other two?"
"The Blairs bought one, and Marcus bought one too, with money lent to him by Galtie."
Liszt's mood changed, and he bought all the horses. Although they were not owned by the castle, as long as they stayed in Huahua Town, he could recruit these horses at will as long as necessary.
But soon he laughed again.
He felt that his vision was too shallow, and he only focused on the livestock brought by this caravan. After he sold the black pearls for money, he could go to other cities to purchase livestock—this was his original plan. As long as you have gold coins, are you afraid that you won't be able to buy what you want
"Isaiah, how much do you think the turnover of the caravan will reach today?"
"Six gold pieces, I guess."
"The transaction amount of six gold coins, I believe that many merchants in the caravan are already planning when they will come next time."
"Of course, traders are like flies. As long as they can make money, they are always there." When Isaiah spoke, Isaiah had natural contempt. This is an unparalleled sense of superiority of the aristocratic class over the commoner class, accompanied by a desire to combat the rising momentum of the common people.
Nobility does not allow any class to shake its dominance.
Merchants sometimes make nobles feel challenged - some of them even have more wealth than nobles. Money can pass through the mind, and there are many cases of nobles who are about to go bankrupt, marrying their daughters to businessmen, or marrying the daughters of businessmen to become noble wives, similar humiliating incidents.
Liszt smiled.
For the class of merchants, his thinking is the same as that of the nobles - to support and attack.
…
Go back to the castle.
It was time for lunch, although he had told the kitchen that he only needed a steak, and it didn't need to be rich. But when it comes to eating, it is still the same as usual, with meat, vegetables, mushrooms, seafood, milk, and white bread.
"Mrs. Abbey didn't go shopping?"
"Master, Mrs. Abbie went out, but half an hour later, she returned to the kitchen. It may be that she is not used to the lively scene in the town, or it may be that she can't let go of the work in the kitchen. She is too dedicated and always busy. non-stop."
"You should tell her that I'm not considering a salary increase for the time being, so don't keep yourself busy, she has to have her own life."
Although adapted to the aristocratic status, and fell in love with it.
Liszt still retains the kindness of modern people. He hopes that even servants can have their own lives instead of dedicating all of themselves to the lord. Life should not only be work, work, work, but also have your own emotions, laughter, and a family.
Carter served Liszt for dinner.
Said: "To the cook, the kitchen is life, to the servant, the castle is life, sir, you don't have to think about us all the time. The sun climbs from east to west every day, and the servant is busy from morning to night every day, life is Everyone does their part.”
This is very philosophical.
Liszt was speechless.
There is still a gap between his thoughts and this era. He has the pursuit of freedom in his bones, but the concept of class has been imprinted deep in the hearts of everyone in this world.
If a servant does not work, is he still called a servant
If nobility doesn't enjoy it, then is it still called nobility
Therefore, what Carter said, he did not mean to refute or correct. On the contrary, I may feel a little bit hard on my conscience, but I am very happy in my heart-if everyone thinks so, the life of the noble lord will be more stable and comfortable-these are great good people!
Just finished lunch, ready to tease Dou Sen and Juan Fu, and then go to take a nap.
Gao Ertai suddenly rode over from the town, and when he saw Liszt, he handed over a metal bottle in the shape of a wine bottle: "My lord, take a look at this, it was picked up by the fishermen of Shenghao Village from the sea, they Thought it was made of gold, but I checked and it didn't look like gold."