Warhammer in a box

Chapter 170 Population Business
After listening to Otto's words, Leo patted his chest and said that it was no problem. This time he really made their family proud. His own father, Count Adal, also agreed to hand over the family's shop in Cologne to Leo for him to manage.

And this shop naturally fell into Otto's hands.

Although this shop is a bit off the beaten track, it is a 400-square-meter shop with a large warehouse, and has become the base of the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce.

Otto sat at a table with Morgiana.

The two discussed the next plan.

"Otto, are you planning to start business here?" Seeing Otto's plan to open a shop here, Morgiana was very dissatisfied. She didn't come to do business with Otto, she came to help Bretonnia climb out of the quagmire and only agreed to return to Bretonnia again.

"Sir Morgiana, please don't be anxious. These two things are not in conflict. I don't think you can guarantee that you can convince the nobles or knights here. Belief is deeply rooted. You should understand it better than me."

"Then please tell me your plan. You are exchanging money and food for serfs. You are undermining the foundation of Bretonnia!"

Many nobles might hand over the surplus serfs in their territories to Otto for the sake of temporary interests, but Morgiana knew that without the serfs, these knights would not be able to survive on their own. The tenant economy seemed to have little impact, but it was related to the lifeblood of the entire Bretonnia.

Without serfs, it would be impossible to supply the huge army of knights, and the resources consumed by a knight would be terrifying.

"I am not undermining the foundation of Battor, but those knights who claim to be virtuous are digging their own graves. You can't be unaware of how miserable the serfs here are, right? Can they still be called human beings?"

Listening to Otto's soul-searching questioning, Morgiana knew she was in the wrong. Just when she was about to say that all this was the rule set by the Lady of the Lake, Lilith, since the founding of Bretonnia, she realized again that she was no longer a believer of Lilith.

Seeing that Morgiana remained silent, Otto continued, "Sir Morgiana, since you have been the Lake Fairy of Bretonnia for so many years, I think you have a deep understanding of some people here? Do you have anyone you can trust?"

When Mogiana heard this, she started thinking in her mind.

Yes, of course there were. All she could think of were the most powerful knights under Lilith, the Holy Grail Knights who had drunk the liquid from the Holy Grail and had gradually become separated from mortals.

Every Holy Grail Knight is the most outstanding warrior and knight. Not only do they need to kill countless creatures and complete all the tests set by Lilith, but every Holy Grail Knight is also the most staunch supporter and guardian of the Knight's Creed.

Those who have darkness or selfishness in their hearts cannot gain Lilith's approval no matter how powerful they are or how many dark and evil creatures they kill.

Lilith may be a green tea person, but she is extremely strict in selecting those knights who will become the guardians of her kingdom of God in the future.

If serfs were afraid of the oppression of knights, when a Holy Grail Knight came to a place, these serfs would dare to tell the Holy Grail Knight about their sufferings and oppression, and the Holy Grail Knight would uphold justice for them, and even dismiss or kill those nobles or knights whom he believed had tarnished the knight's oath.

A small number of Holy Grail Knights would also serve as nobles or dukes in a certain place. For example, Laun was a Holy Grail Knight. Where these Holy Grail Knights ruled, people's lives would be much better.

But because they became rulers, these Holy Grail Knights became more or less less pure.

If Lilith's conspiracy really needs to be exposed, perhaps these people of high moral character will become a good breakthrough.

"I know who to find. Give me some manpower, and maybe I can convince some people!"

"Of course that's no problem, Lady Mogiana. I will send someone to go with you wherever you want to go, and I will stay here to continue rescuing these serfs. If anything happens, use this thing to contact me." Otto handed a communication device to Mogiana. Mogiana had also seen the uses of these things, so she naturally took it in her arms.

The personnel were arranged quickly. Unexpectedly, Felix and Gotrek also planned to go with Morgiana. It was simply because Gotrek wanted to see how powerful these Holy Grail Knights were.

Otto sent the first group of twenty Astra Militarum to accompany Morgiana to her destination.
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Mogiana did not stop and set off quickly.

And here in Otto, Leo's father, Adal, also came to the place which was now the base of the Chamber of Commerce.

Looking at the majestic man in front of him, Otto saluted him impeccably.

"Hello, dear Lord Adar."

"Father, let me introduce you to this merchant under my command. His name is Otto."

Abeda also looked Otto up and down and said, "Otto? How come I have never heard my son mention you before?"

"My Lord Earl, Lord Leo is a talented man. He just wanted to give you a surprise. He funded me, and I successfully earned my first pot of gold from the empire, so I decided to repay him."

"Huh? Leo, is this true?" Upon hearing this, Abeda immediately frowned and his face was full of doubt.

"Of course father! But I didn't expect Otto to be so successful. I was also very surprised." Leo secretly gave Otto a thumbs up. He was still thinking about how to explain it, but he didn't expect Otto to have thought of it all for him.

At this time, Leo was thinking about how to establish a better image in his father's mind, and of course he would not refuse.

Abeda sat on a chair nearby, and then asked Otto: "Leo, I heard that you need serfs?"

"That's right, Lord Count. I have a fairly large mine in the empire, which requires a large workforce. If you want to maximize your profits, these serfs will be very cheap and excellent labor! As long as you agree, I can hand over 70% of the profits to Lord Leo."

"Well, that's great. Tell me how many people you want?" Abeda was very satisfied after hearing this share. The cost of a knight is very high. If there is such a huge profit, it will be very important for the whole family. It means better weapons, better armor, and better horses.

It is also possible to recruit more soldiers.

"Of course the more the better! I will provide each serf with 30 bags of food and some other things the nobles need to make up for their losses!"

"That's no problem. I will inform my territories about this when I get back. Otto, work hard and don't let me and my son down. As long as you do well, my family will not treat you unfairly!"

Adar also saw that Otto was obviously a capable person, and his words were also a way of recruiting him.

With Adar's guarantee, many serfs were sent over soon, and the population trade was quickly on the right track. The nobles were happy to send out their excess serfs in exchange for wealth, but many of the selected serfs were nervous, not knowing that they were the lucky ones.

(End of this chapter)