Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 131 High-Value Transaction

Su Li spent a huge sum of money to buy more than 200 slaves. Although his territory expanded, the money he spent really made him sad.

The purchase of these slaves alone almost drained his small treasury, consuming a full 4192 gold crowns!

After handing over so many gold crowns to the caravan, the treasury in Su Li’s castle immediately became empty.

The few remaining gold coins were reduced to a small pile, not even as high as an hourglass.

Even so, that was thanks to the joining of the halfling clan, and the money from purchasing land provided him with a lot of wealth.

Otherwise, as a small pioneering territory, he would not be able to produce so many gold crowns.

Buying more than 200 slaves at one time, including about one-fifth of extraordinary people, is a considerable expense for a wealthy earldom. Buying such a thing once a year is a major event that will shock the territory.

But just buying slaves is far from enough to solve the current predicament of the territory. As a pioneering territory, it is short of supplies, people's lives are starving, and everything needs to be rebuilt. It is necessary to purchase all kinds of supplies from the Chamber of Commerce to meet the needs of the entire territory.

The Chamber of Commerce also brought a large amount of resources for this purpose. In addition to supplementing the needs of the grocery store, they also brought more than a thousand pieces of pottery, including pots, basins, bowls, kettles, cups and other utensils.

These are all urgently needed in the territory, whether it is animal husbandry for milking, cheese making, or handicraft production and all aspects of family life.

Su Li came here to develop territory, not to survive in the wilderness, so there was no need for him to leave the imperial society. When he could directly buy mature goods, there was no need for him to build all the facilities from scratch.

The territory currently has limited manpower, so priority must be given to developing industries that are fundamental to the territory and high-profit industries.

After you have gained your footing, you can slowly spread out the stall, taking all aspects into consideration.

The most taboo in developing a territory is to be too ambitious. You can't become fat in one breath; you will only choke to death.

In addition, the caravan also sold some high-end goods that the territory could not currently produce, such as twenty sets of exquisite porcelain, two hundred fine carpets, three hundred pieces of cloth, more than five hundred pairs of shoes, and two thousand kilograms of salt!

Su Li urgently needed to buy these things, as salt and cloth were essential in his territory.

Moreover, these things cannot be produced quickly and are very labor-intensive. If they are produced by ourselves, a lot of manpower will be wasted.

The 1,800 slaves in the territory weren't even enough to cultivate farmland. Farming was the top priority; there had to be enough food to keep the people alive, and then we could think about how to live better.

If wealth was created solely by ordinary serfs, Su Li would be powerless to do anything about the things brought by the caravan even if he longed for them.

But fortunately, in this fantasy world there are always some strange props that can bring Su Li very considerable benefits.

The first thing is the [Cold-Resistant Necklace] that the beautiful witch sold to Su Li. The West Chamber of Commerce has an unusually strong interest in this little thing.

Su Li thought that it would be good enough if such a small amulet could earn 2 gold crowns for the territory.

Unexpectedly, the people from the West High Chamber of Commerce were willing to spend 20 gold crowns to buy it, and if Su Li was willing to sign an exclusive agreement with them, the price could be negotiated, and 25 gold coins would be no problem.

This price shocked the Minister of Seals, Lawen, who was negotiating with them, so much so that Lawen deliberately interrupted the negotiation process and returned to the castle to ask Su Li for instructions.

Because the profit of this thing has exceeded that of the dwarf's fine heavy armor!
The West High Chamber of Commerce was well aware that the specialty of the Hesse Territory was the Dwarf Heavy Armor, and that this item was difficult to sell, so they lowered the price and were only willing to offer 23 gold crowns.

But for such a small cold-resistant necklace, they were willing to bid 25 gold crowns.

Both Laun and Su Li had no idea about the prices.

How could such a small thing be sold for such a high price? It was comparable to a set of dwarven heavy armor.

The value of the witch's hut is still increasing rapidly!
Two of these little witch huts are sold to the territory every cycle.

Su Li initially thought that this witch hut could bring in a profit of 100 gold crowns to the territory in a year, but now it seems that it can clearly bring in a profit of 100 gold crowns to the territory in just one month.

After analysis by Laun and Su Li, they guessed that this useless little witchcraft gadget might have some attributes of a luxury item.

The West Highlands are located in the northern part of the empire, and the plateau terrain makes their climate relatively cold.

Therefore, local people have to wear thick cotton-padded jackets, leather coats and woolen coats in autumn and winter.

But if everyone is wearing bulky, smelly wool coats, and a noble wears this [Cold-Resistant Necklace] and only a gorgeous robe or blouse, wouldn't his elegant and noble demeanor and his image of standing out from the crowd be immediately highlighted?

Nobles are willing to spend lavishly to show off and compete with each other. If this cold-resistant necklace is successfully brought back to Wester Highlands by the Chamber of Commerce, the profit margin could reach 400% or even 500%.

Although it was just analysis and speculation, Su Li and Lao En both thought it was almost correct.

So after getting Su Li's instructions, Laun went back to negotiate and raised the price to 30 gold crowns.

However, the Wester Chamber of Commerce was only willing to pay a maximum of 25 gold crowns. After a fierce exchange, both sides couldn't even reach a consensus on 28 gold crowns, even if both sides compromised. The agreement was thus deadlocked. On the first day, the two sides only reached a deal on four items: weapons, enchanted arrows, potions, and gold.

The Hessen Lord sold 200 high-quality weapons to the Chamber of Commerce for 800 gold crowns.

These weapons are all equipment that have been tempered and reforged by the dwarves.

Weapons are more fragile than most people imagine. Swords, spears, and halberds will suffer varying degrees of damage in a fierce battle. Especially when cutting or stabbing heavy armor, weapons are prone to curling, chipping, and breaking.

In the last battle, the territory engaged in a fierce battle with the Broken Toe Tribe. More than 800 people were hacked with swords and axes, resulting in heavy casualties.

Therefore, the dwarves gave priority to melting down these defective and broken equipment, and there were many dwarven equipment in the territory's armory.

The knights and armed servants of the territory are replacing their ordinary and high-quality equipment.

Su Li did not sell the dwarven heavy armor due to the shortage of supply and the price pressure from the West Chamber of Commerce.

However, these weapons were sold at a very good price through Laun's negotiations, ranging from 3 to 6 gold coins depending on the type.

Even the dwarves' sophisticated weapons are consumables on the battlefield of large-scale fighting.

Thinking of using a weapon until death is an idea only wandering knights would have.

A qualified lord or a powerful knight family would definitely store a number of sophisticated weapons in their armories and arsenals.

Dwarven weapons are the most sought-after fine products on the continent. Su Li also took advantage of the geographical advantage of being located in the northeast of the Border Prince's Territory. There are a large number of mountain dwarves in the Gray Mountains, so there are a large number of fine dwarven weapons in the armory.

This kind of thing was not in short supply in the Hessen Territory, and it was very popular in the Empire, so the West Chamber of Commerce did not lower the price, offering an average of four gold crowns per piece.

This was the price they paid for bulk purchases. They would also bring the items back to the empire for distribution and sale, so the price couldn't be more than ten gold crowns. The purchase price of four gold crowns was indeed quite high.

Another weapon they purchased was the explosive arrows made in the territory, which were exquisite rune weapons made from the venom of the Anarak giant spider and the venom of the wyvern.

The territory's rune master used the little remaining vibranium to craft 150 arrows.

This thing is the favorite of elves and believers of the Sun Goddess. Members of the Knights of the Flaming Sun will use bows and arrows.

The Pegasus Knight Fastrik coaxed 50 of them from Su Li and vowed to hunt down a dark elf girl with a slim waist, long legs and big breasts for Su Li in return for his reward.

Dark elves, cousins ​​of the high elves and forest elves, are known for their evil, cruelty, and lust. It is said that their skills in bed can make even the most determined paladin lose control.

Su Li ultimately couldn't resist the temptation and agreed to Fastrick's request. Knights all valued their oaths, and they wouldn't leave the territory until he fulfilled this oath. This completely bound him to the Hessen Territory.

The remaining 100 rune arrows were originally not intended to be sold, but Kurt offered a high price, five gold crowns for each arrow. Such a rune arrow is equivalent to the annual output of five farmers.

500 gold crowns are almost enough to buy half a set of Vibranium Rune Armor!

Then after Kurt took out an elf's quiver as a gift to Su Li, Su Li had no way to refuse.

[Quiver of the Nameless], it is said that this is an equipment once used by a forest elf prince. It has received the blessing of the forest goblins and can store arrows in it continuously.

If it is used for trading or transportation, the arrows inside can never be taken out.

But when you use it to kill the enemy on the battlefield, aim at the enemy, and after you shoot one arrow, another will appear until all the arrows stored inside are used up.

The forest fairy's blessing was intended to ensure the elves used the quiver to protect the forest, not to engage in underhanded dealings. Now, the quiver has become Su Li's collection, and Su Li gave it to Fastrick as a reward, successfully convincing the Pegasus Knight to remain in the territory. That night, he spent ten gold crowns to purchase a new house in Hessen Town, which would become his new home.

Including the transactions of potions and gold, Su Li earned 1731 gold coins from the Chamber of Commerce on the first day.

Of course, these 1731 gold coins did not stay in his hands for long, and 427 gold coins returned to the Chamber of Commerce.

Because Su Li bought a lot of daily necessities from them.

Overall, when the deal was settled on the first day, both parties were very satisfied and each got what they wanted.

Although some matters had not yet been negotiated, Su Li was not in a hurry. Their Chamber of Commerce would still have to stay in the territory for more than a month, so he had plenty of time to negotiate with them, reach more deals, and earn a lot of their wealth at the same time.

That night, Lawn reported to Su Li that the brothels and taverns were packed. These generous visitors spent lavishly and earned the territory more than 40 gold crowns in one night. The average consumption per person was more than 20 silver coins, which was a huge figure equivalent to an ordinary guard's monthly salary. It also shows how generous the bonus for their trip was.

Lawn has urgently dispatched two ogre construction teams to work overnight to build a new brothel and two taverns in Hesse Town.

(End of this chapter)