Cat Princess and Human Knight

Edmund stepped in to smooth things over.

"The problems of refugees and public security are not urgent. The three to five hundred small cats currently stranded in Huru Territory are all obedient citizens from nearby small territories."

Ten tons of corn is enough for now.

The problem now is that, besides food, the refugees have many other troubles to solve, such as where to live and what to wear.

Fortunately, it is springtime and the weather is getting warmer. Duchess Sofia has allowed them to cut down trees in the mountains so that they can slowly build houses and cultivate wasteland.

However, these cats are not allowed to take any supplies with them when they are driven out of their territory. Some poor families only have one pair of pants, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law are naked, which sets a bad example and can easily lead to trouble.

I can ask my friends in the textile association for help to see if we can allocate a batch of inferior linen, but that would require a lot of grain.

Grain is inconvenient to transport, and its price drops drastically, making it very unprofitable.

Yi Yin looked at Edmund, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her.

"Are the fabrics here very expensive?"

If I could get some textile materials from a friend, could the cats here be used for weaving?

Edmund looked at the all-powerful human knight before him and had no doubt that Yi Yin was a robot cat with endless treasures in its pocket.

He nodded and explained.

"Moonlight hemp, an inexpensive, luminous plant, is now a staple material for clothing for ordinary people and is also one of the main economic crops in the fields."

However, the yield of moonlight hemp is not high, and the price of a bolt of hemp cloth is as high as five hundred cat copper coins, which is equivalent to the price of fifty kilograms of cat wheat.

If you can procure other textile materials, I will ask my friends from the Textile Association to come and take a look.

If the materials are indeed usable, I will negotiate with the textile association to use some of the materials to cover the weaving costs so that they can weave the cloth.

Or, we could simply trade it to them and get some linen in return for the immediate crisis.

Yi Yin nodded.

"I'll have a friend send some over later."

When will you arrive?

"It's too late to do it right now, let's do it tomorrow morning."

Yi Yin almost let slip that he had already opened the system interface and was looking for cotton yarn among the futures commodities.

19825... Holy crap! That's expensive! Much more expensive than grain!

But thinking about Edmund's words, Yi Yin felt relieved.

In ancient times, cloth was a basic commodity as important as food, and as an economic crop, it was produced in even smaller quantities and commanded higher prices.

In some poor families, the whole family only had one piece of clothing and one pair of pants. Whoever went out wore it. In times of famine, the old clothes could be used to exchange for food.

The cat society is in the era of feudal manor economy, with little exchange of goods and mainly relying on self-sufficiency.

In many cases, necessities like grain and cloth were more useful than gold, silver, and copper coins.

Although it's expensive for Yiyin to buy cotton yarn in the futures market, the cost-effectiveness after buying it might be even higher than that of corn.

Touching his chin in thought, Yi Yin looked up at Edmund and said.

"I'll have a friend send some cotton yarn over tomorrow morning. You should ask the textile association to come and take a look as soon as possible."

Edmund was a little confused.

Tomorrow morning? In the feudal era, when things were done in a year-long, inefficient way, Yi Yin's speed in finishing it in one night was a bit too fast.

But since they were so enthusiastic, Edmund could only grit his teeth and say something.

"I will write to the person in charge of the Textile Association in the Shattered Hills as soon as I get back, and ask him to come and see the new textile materials provided by the humans."

Yi Yin was delighted when he heard that.

Edmund may seem straightforward, but he's actually quite cunning. In order to motivate the textile association, he directly labeled the materials that hadn't even appeared yet as new materials for the human race.

Based on that statement alone, anyone in business would rush over at top speed.

The matter of supplies has been discussed to a sufficient degree. Sofia felt confident and clapped her hands to summarize her remarks.

"That's settled then."

Green, you've done a good job managing this household. Keep up the good work. I'll leave the resettlement of the refugees to you. The key is to ensure they have enough to eat. Do your best to provide for them.

Sass, as my scholar representative, personally travel to the three noble territories to advocate for my moral cause.

I can provide the grain, but I can't be foolish enough to let others laugh at me for being wasteful. I'm doing this for the long-term stability of the Shattered Hills.

The three great noble families—Snowclaw, Fleece, and Iron Oak—must take a firm stance.

The butler, Green, and the scholar, Sass, stood up and bowed to accept the task.

Then, Sophia looked at Luna and Leo, the two knights.

"Luna, Leo and the other knights have just arrived in the territory and have encountered these troubles. I can only ask you to help them get familiar with the environment and take on the responsibility of maintaining order as soon as possible."

Leo, I'm very sorry, but we need you guys to get back to work so soon.

Edmund's words make a lot of sense; security problems caused by vagrants will inevitably arise sooner or later, and we must prepare for the worst.

You two, one in charge and one in assistant, should quickly come up with a practical and feasible security strategy to maintain order in the territory.

In addition, knights wounded in previous wars can continue to recuperate, and knights who need to settle down, relocate their families, or receive an advance on their wages can be provided with money and provisions without hesitation.

I guarantee that any reasonable request will be met.

Luna and Leo rose and gave a knightly salute, promising to complete their mission.

Then, Sofia looked at Yi Yin.

"I've already made my statement, so don't mess it up on your end, or we'll both lose face."

Yi Yin glanced at his heart rate of over two million, gave a thumbs up, and smiled.

"Don't worry, I have plenty of friends."

Then he heard Bell muttering softly beside him, in a voice that everyone could hear.

"Anyway, I'm one of your friends, so I didn't see anything, but I did see a group of women coming and going."

Luna elbowed Bell in the side, making him clutch his back and gasp for breath.

"You talk too much nonsense, are you envious?"

"No, cough cough cough, absolutely not, I'm not envious at all."

Sofia and Yi Yin shook their heads together, and the meeting adjourned amidst a joyful atmosphere where everyone was trying to suppress their laughter.

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Yi Yin returned to the cave warehouse where he was temporarily staying. A lot of the corn had been moved away, leaving a lot of empty space.

Yi Yin casually opened the system interface and bought a batch of cotton yarn for 19825.

After the purchase, Yi Yin's 2432000 "heartbeat points" became 2412175. He now had a large pile of cotton yarn in front of him, totaling five tons, which was just enough to fit in the warehouse.

Yi Yin nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly his mind went blank.

Five tons?! Isn't it ten tons?! System, are you kidding me?!

(Please note that the weight of each lot of goods differs between the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and the Dalian Commodity Exchange.)

Holy crap... Oh well, five tons it is. These days, how can consumers fight against the rule-makers? They can only accept it.

Yi Yin comforted himself, but when he turned around, he was startled by Elsa, who was standing right next to him.

They were so close that his breath hit Elsa's face, making her blush.