Chapter 143 Big Animals
"If you want to be rich, build roads first, have more children and raise more cattle!" ----A slogan on a conspicuous wall in the western wilderness Sentinel Ridge.
"Sir, you are proficient in magic and are definitely not good at farming. Only we farmers know about the things in the fields. We have robbed a lot of land for the sake of the blessings of the adults, but turning the ground has become a difficult task. The land in our western region is poor and the soil is very dry. If we don't dig deep, it will be difficult to survive in the crops.
Generally speaking, we will organize strong labor and use manpower to dig with hoes, but this effect is really not high, only large animals can use it." The old man grabbed his beard and was worried!
"My father said it is right. A strong man like me, who can't dig every day, can't get much ground, and is still very tired. If there are cows, stains. Unfortunately, the large animals nearby have basically been lost in recent years. There is the old Carl family in Qianmen, and there is a thin old cow. He can barely take care of something." Heck resigned from his identity as a soldier in the People's Army. Now he is focused on raising a wife and children at home. He is the real strong laborer of the farm, and he is also frowning at this time.
Iger thought about it and remembered that when he first entered the western wilderness, he met Old Mart Brant on the road. It seemed that the family was working on horses?
"Can the horse succeed?"
"Of course, it's OK. Big beasts refer to cattle and horses. In terms of turning the ground, horses are not as good as cows. The main reason is that their endurance is not as good as cows. They need to rest after pulling for a while, but it is much stronger than manpower. However, when pulling a cart, horses should be more stable and easy to use, and each has its own strengths. Farmers prefer to raise more cattle."
The mage asked with a smile: "What if I say, I have two horses?" In fact, he had six horses. This was seized from the Diafi horse team, with six sets of horses and carriages. He didn't think much about it at the time and just put them away.
The father and son's eyes lit up and looked at each other. Then Old Sardin asked anxiously: "Sir, have a horse?"
"Yes, there are two bad horses, not good horses, they can't go to the battlefield, they can only use carts."
"It can't be a bad horse. For our farmers, it's a good animal. Now the western wilderness is in urgent need of large animals, and it's all caused by brothers. There are no cattle and horses everywhere, and most of them are killed to get meat and slander things. If an adult has a horse, the old man is shameless and willing to buy it!"
Hekk, who was honest, pulled his father's sleeve and whispered, "But do we have no money?"
The old man glanced straight: "We have a land?"
The eldest son smiled bitterly: "But look at the adults, they look like people who want to buy land and plant them?"
The old man was stunned... After a while, he said in a muffled voice: "Drinke, don't mention it now!"
Egg watched the excitement on the side: "How much land can a horse be exchanged for now?"
"At least twenty-five acres of fertile land are needed. Now there are shortages of cattle and horses in the west, and more than thirty acres of people have changed."
"Okay! Then I will sell my two horses to your house. I won't take advantage of you. I will make a price of 50 acres of land. Let's go out to inspect the goods!"
Aeger stood up and took the lead and walked out. The father and son looked at each other for a while. He was stunned for a while before he followed.
Good horse!
As soon as I left the door, I saw two young and middle-aged horses, along with the simple carriage dragged behind. Of course, the ore on it had been left in Egg's space. Seeing the two of them staring at the two horses with eager eyes, Egg knew that the business had been done: "The carriage is a gift, buy one get one free, haha."
"Of course there is no problem for us to exchange for fifty acres of land for two good horses. The land deeds can be delivered directly. After all, they have taken advantage of the adults. I have to accept your love. But, sir, what do you want to do?"
"Source!"
"Well?"
Seeing the two of them being puzzled, Eiger explained: "I am wandering all over the world, so it is impossible to settle down the farming ground. However, with my friendship with your family, I am willing to entrust you with these fifty acres of land. In addition to the normal delivery of the harvest in the fields, 50% of the harvest belongs to me and 50% of you. Of course, business is business, and the land deed must belong to me, is it okay?"
"Of course, of course, no problem. With you, the horse, it's fine to cultivate some land. My Sardin's family took over this job, but we really have no shame to meet people, so we might as well..."
"Okay, that's it! You can keep my share for half. Usually every year, I will take my share away. Go in and continue drinking and eating meat."
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With a slight drunkenness, Egg continued to set out. In fact, he basically has no love for land deeds and other things. It is good to collect some rent every year, and it is okay to not have it. He always wants to help them. Westerners are honest, and they may lose face if they give it directly. This is like doing business. They will remember you well. It is worth it!
There should be not many roads in the Sentinel Ridge. Aige came to the main road and looked at the distance and could see some buildings. He turned over and recruited four carriages full of grain from the space. Naturally, these grains did not come from the reserve grain of the dog-kowed men, but the grains and grass that were intercepted by Aige before entering the mine. They were goods traded by the Brotherhood Headquarters. After all, they were things taken by humans, which were different from the messy grains of the dog-kowed men.
Eiger removed the original ore from the carriage and moved the grain to the carriage. Each carriage also had a wild boar or mountain dog hanging. He wanted to fund these tenacious westerners and earn some extra money at the same time. This was a benefit, rather than taking advantage of the situation.
Four carriages loaded with cargo, under the urging of Knight Eiger, slowly marched along the road towards Sentinel Ridge...
Soon, a group of about ten People's Army soldiers came out of the checkpoint and surrounded the convoy faintly. However, after seeing the pass provided by Eiger, they watched the convoy pass through the checkpoint and enter the sentry ridge with envious eyes. Of course, a soldier was seated on each carriage shaft and temporarily acted as a coachman. At the same time, a scout also reported to the inside.
Soon, Grian Stowman, led three and four staff officers, treated Eiger as a guest and greeted him respectfully.
"Look, what good news did Your Excellency Egg bring to us?" Storman was very worried recently. Seeing the four trucks of food brought by Egg, he felt confident and made a rare joke.
"Mr. Storman is so rude. I am a little mage with limited ability, but I am determined to do something for the men in the west. On the way, I happened to run into a team of horses going to the Jangorod Mine to trade. I was lucky enough to win it in one go. The spoils are here. What price would the adults be willing to make this transaction?"
There were four carriages, each with four bags of food, four wild boars or mountain dogs that Eiger had added, and even some ordinary weapons to confiscate. According to the current situation of Sentinel Ridge's food shortage, the price was probably quite high. Storman hesitated a little. If the price was high, his family would lose too much. If the price was low, he was afraid that the hearts would be cold. People would poke their backbone and scold them. They were all short of food and still held on to the little money. He didn't dare to speak easily for a while. However, the little mage was unwilling to talk about it for too long. After all, he was willing to help, and there was no need to make this little money, so he made himself vulgar for no reason.
"Let's do this, just follow the price of grain traded with you last month's Stormwind City. Just send someone to count it. Is this price okay?" Egg waved indifferently, found a chair and sat down.
Of course there is no problem. How did the price last month compare with this month? The difference is still very big, which shows that the mage in front of me is not a stingy person. Storman naturally won’t have any objection. Instead, he is open-minded and asked a staff officer to go on and calculate, and at the same time ordered someone to prepare to transport food.
"Don't be busy, I won't bother the second master. These horses and carriages will be settled into gold coins at the time. If you like it."
Of course, I can't stand it, but how can I not look down on it? The most scarce thing in the West is now big animals. Farms are in a hurry everywhere, and there is a lack of big animals to overturn the ground and pull carts. Stormwind City can provide food, but there is no reason to supply cattle and horses. These are all good things that even money can't buy. Storman was secretly grateful and waved his hand to ask the staff to calculate it for him at a high price. Then he personally poured Eiger a cup of tea to show respect.
"Hisser Egg, what do you think of the current situation in the West?" Storman asked casually, which made the little mage a little confused. He, a big man, asked a little mage like himself about the situation? What does it mean?
"What does the commander mean?"
"It's nothing else, it's just a chat. By the way, ask your opinion on the situation, and you can speak freely."
"Well? The one who feels the most is the drought and food shortage in the west. To talk about the current situation, to be honest, you may not be very good. After the Brotherhood colluded with the South China Sea Pirates Group, it will be easier than you whether it is manpower or material supply."
"But our People's Army is gradually recovering lost territory. Why is it a bad method?"
"In my opinion, the opponent is deliberately giving in, just like a fist, retracting and then hitting it out, it will be more powerful. I see that the current main force of the Brotherhood is in the Death Mine, and has been absorbing resources from outside, so I am afraid that I am staying inside to prepare for some big things!"
Storman leaned forward: "What's the big deal?"
Egg smiled and said, "I'm not Van Cliff, how could I know? Well, I just said it casually, without any basis, just listen to it, don't be serious. By the way, I've killed all the knots in the Jangorod Mine. Do you want to find time to pay the reward?"
Storman and several staff officers were stunned, and one of them was more energetic and asked urgently: "You are not lying to us, are you? There is a lot of guards there, and there are intelligence that there are many kobolds and thieves, and there are even support from pirates, which is not that easy..."
Chapter completed!