No matter how high the price of Stark shrubs is, it is still relatively limited. One gold coin can buy half a basket, because it is not particularly picky about its growing environment. They can be seen along rivers and lakes, especially Cormyr. Around the Kingdom's Pterodactyl Lake (also called Long Arm Lake, so named because it resembles an adult arm), there is a large amount of produce used as fish food in Pterodactyl Lake, which makes this lake the mother of the Cormyrians. Due to the reputation of the lake, it is said that half of the people of Cormyr grew up eating the lake fish produced here, including some villages and towns in the north that are far away from the lake area.
"I am going to start a breeding business in the Thun Swamp, which will require a large amount of stike bushes. Handibo, who lives here, has been studying stike bushes for many years. The varieties he has cultivated are not only of excellent quality, but also easier to use. After being stored for a long time, the attractiveness to fish becomes stronger and stronger. If it is mixed into the feed for processing, I believe that better fish feed can be processed." What Gavin said was true, but he did not To be honest, the other one cannot be shared with the Crown Princess. After all, it involves the construction of a processing plant and is a commercial secret. Once leaked, it will be worthless.
"Haven't you never been here before? How do you know about Handibo?" Crown Princess asked in confusion. Gavin had obviously never gone deep into the Kingdom of Cormyr, but how could some things be better than her, the crown prince of the kingdom? Want to know more?
"I just read the latest chapter of Mr. Varro's travel journal, which is about the Kingdom of Cormyr. It records this incident. He called Handib the father of herding and fishing. It is said that many fish farms in the bays of the Dragon Coast are Benefited from the new variety of Styx shrubs he cultivated." Gavin sold Varo without ceremony. Anyway, sooner or later his book would be published on a large scale, and it would definitely be blacklisted by the Kingdom of Cormyr.
"That bad mage with a long nose? Is he really going to publish a travelogue about Cormyr?" It was as if the perfect smile carved on the beautiful face of the Crown Princess disappeared, and several black lines appeared on her fair forehead. It was obvious that she not only knew Varro, but also had an extremely bad impression of him. The so-called long nose definitely did not describe his appearance, but his bad habit of sniffing around and seeking information.
His travels to Waterdeep and the North were published first, which already made him notorious. He was disliked and even hated by many people who didn't like secrets being leaked. Tynarasta was one of them.
"It's not that he's going to publish it, but it's already published. It's just being further compiled and will be published in large quantities in Waterdeep City next year at the latest." Gavin answered truthfully.
"Where did the general see it? Can you lend it to me?" The Crown Princess didn't want to take a sneak peek, but was ready to check and fill in the gaps to ensure that there weren't too many secrets that Cormier didn't want to reveal.
"Sorry, I am also the friend who borrowed it. I have returned it, but I have memorized the contents. When I have time, I will show it to His Highness." Gavin used the delaying skill. Although the Crown Princess read it, she saw that The things may not be exactly the same as mine, but they have to be on guard, and prepare to delay as much as possible to squeeze out all the benefits that can be obtained from that book. If the Crown Princess is powerful enough to get the internal version from other channels, Then there is no other way but to hope that she is not as big-minded as him.
"Let's talk about this later. Your guests have arrived." The perfect smile appeared on the Crown Princess's face again the second before outsiders arrived. She would always only show her best side to the people of Cormyr.
"Meet...meet...meet Her Highness the Princess." A burly middle-aged man with a swarthy face knelt down in front of Tainarasta and stammered for a long time, only uttering an honorific.
This man is none other than Handibo, the father of animal husbandry and fishing mentioned by Gavin.
Although the town of Shilp is not the most remote town in the Kingdom of Cormyr, it is almost there. It is only 80 kilometers away from the High Point Castle and more than 200 kilometers away from the royal capital Susar.
Handib's real fame should be after the sale of Varro's Travels of Cormyr. Now he is at best a little famous among some fish farmers and businessmen, and his druid career level is still below extraordinary.
Now that he was suddenly summoned by the crown prince of the Kingdom of Cormyr, he was naturally a little excited and speechless. After all, the status of the two sides was so different.
"Get up and speak." Crown Princess said in an unusually soft voice, "Mr. Handib, please don't be nervous. We just heard that you have unique skills in cultivating Stark shrubs. General Gavin wants to cooperate with you in this regard." To start cooperation, you can discuss the specific matters on your own, and I won’t get too involved.”
Tynarasta is very aware of her intimidating influence on ordinary Cormyrians. If she is present, it will seriously affect the judgment of the druid in front of her.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Handibo was obviously a little relieved. After all, he was a professional. Although he was not extraordinary, his self-control ability was much stronger than that of ordinary people.
"Your Highness, stay here. If you want to, you can also participate in this deal in your own name. We will jointly set up a joint-stock processing factory." Of course, Gavin would not let go of the perfect opportunity to tie the Crown Princess to his chariot. Chance.
"Oh? Joint-stock processing plant? How do you say this?" Crown Princess was obviously more interested in the new term Gavin said. As for money, she was not uninterested, she just simply thought that a stike bush that could be seen everywhere could do something good. Come?
"That is, we provide people, technology, technology, and capital, and then each of them will occupy a part of the factory based on his or her own contribution. When profits are made, we will also distribute them according to this proportion." Wen briefly introduced the concept of joint-stock systems, "Those multi-person joint chambers of commerce basically have this composition model."
"When you say that, I understand." The Crown Princess solved the previous doubt and gave birth to a new doubt, "Since you want to purchase high-quality Stike shrubs, you can directly sign an order contract with Mr. Handib. That’s fine, so how can it involve me? Why bother setting up a factory?”
No one is perfect, and even if Tainarasta wants to make herself perfect, she still can't cover everything. Business operations are obviously her shortcomings. In her mind, it's just the most direct supply and demand, but there's no such thing as See other possibilities.
"I have compared the stike shrubs planted by Mr. Handibo, and they are indeed much better than the wild ones and those produced in other places. In terms of honesty, Mr. Varro is still very guaranteed, but Handibo No matter how hard Mr. Bo works, how much land can he cultivate by himself? Five acres or ten acres? Even if he hires a large number of farmers, he will only manage a few more manors, and the stike shrubs produced will be Very limited, and I have an entire Thun Swamp, and a tribe of tens of thousands of black-scaled lizardmen eat this kind of fish food and bait."
Gavin began to gradually start throwing bait outwards, not only the Crown Princess was attracted, but also Handib, who was unusually reserved in front of the Crown Princess, because this not only involved his own interests, but also the What he is best at, he has done nothing else in his life, putting all his energy into the cultivation of stike shrubs, which he has done for decades.
As those who don’t understand scoff, “How much fun can you get from a plant that only fish likes to eat?”
The process of cultivating stike shrubs is naturally extremely boring, but achieving corresponding success is extremely touching, especially when it really benefits people, the feeling is even more wonderful and touching.
With these, no matter how boring and boring the cultivation process is, it can still be enjoyable.
Unexpectedly, the seemingly unreliable fair-weather mage turned out to be more than just drunken nonsense. Not only did he actually publish a book, but he also actually wrote about his own affairs. Now even the Crown Princess has been alarmed.
Without giving them a chance to ask, Gavin continued: "If we really want to carry forward the stike shrubs cultivated by Mr. Handibo, we must set up a special seed union to distribute the best seeds to the farmers for free. Tyke shrub seeds and provide them with various planting instructions, but before that, they need to sign a contract with us. If the price of the Tyke shrubs they grow is the same, they must give priority to selling to us.
In this way, the planting range of high-quality stike shrubs will be expanded dozens, hundreds or even thousands of times.
We can separate the purchased Stike bushes based on product quality and select the highest quality ones as high-grade fishing bait for sale to fishermen who fish and fish.
Those with lower quality are mixed with ordinary aquatic plants and processed into batches of fish feed that fish are willing to eat, either for sale or for fish farm breeding. Within two years, let alone belief In this city, even the High Angle Castle will have a sufficient supply of fish, and the pressure on your royal family’s food supply here will be greatly reduced.
The most important thing is that this can drive the development of all walks of life. Your Highness, please do the math. How many people have been driven by this process?
Farmers who cultivate stike bushes will have two additional incomes, one from growing stike bushes and the other from the additional aquatic plants harvested.
The deep processing of stike shrubs will inevitably require a group of workers, the sales process requires merchants and transporters, and the fishery farming requires fishermen. They can all make profits in this process, and the salary they receive is very small. It is possible to spend on the catch raised in the process.
This is a virtuous circle, and everyone benefits, including us, and even the kingdom’s taxes have increased to a certain extent. "
What Gavin throws out is no longer just a basic planting, but a complete industrial chain.
The Crown Princess's eyes shone when she heard this, because she deeply realized that the value contained in this agricultural and sideline products industry chain can not only increase the income of people at all levels, but also provide a large amount of agricultural and sideline products to harvest more people. This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, and it all comes from this humble stike bush. A gold coin can buy half a basket of stike shrubs.
The other Handibo heard what he heard, somewhat confused. In the end, his brain couldn't keep up with Gavin's thoughts. He boldly asked stammeringly: "Sir, please...please help me." Explain...everyone is making money...where does this money come from? Stike bushes are not gold, how can everyone benefit?"
"Catch!" Crown Princess patiently explained first, "In this process, the relatively low-valued stike shrubs transform the cheaper aquatic plants into high-priced catches, and this is a process of creating gold. , all people will naturally benefit and earn their own share.”
"So that's it." Handib nodded as if he understood, "But I only know how to grow Stike shrubs, and I don't know how to mix Stike shrubs with aquatic plants, let alone other things..."
"This matter cannot be completed by one person. Mr. Handib, you only need to do your best work. Summarize your experience in cultivating Stike shrubs over the years. It is best to organize it into A simple tutorial manual that ordinary farmers can understand at a glance.
For example, what kind of soil is most suitable for planting Styx shrubs, when is the most suitable time for planting, whether the soil needs to be loosened before planting, whether it needs to be ridged, how many days should it be watered, and whether it likes drought or waterlogging? How to deal with pests and so on.
At the same time, use the Styx bushes in your hands to carry out mass breeding, and get the best varieties to the farmers who are willing to plant them.
As long as you ensure that the stike shrubs planted by the farmers can survive and produce large quantities, it is a success. The rest will naturally be solved by our professionals. "Gavin's words have completely treated Handibo as a partner.
This is the advantage of pulling the skin of Crown Princess Tynarasta. If he comes alone, just to win Han Dibo's trust and not be regarded as a liar by him is a troublesome thing. Varro is in the travel notes He was described as crude, acerbic and humorous.
In the Kingdom of Cormyr, no one can refuse the goodwill from the Obaisqil royal family, especially people like Handib, who are at the bottom of society. This is definitely a high-achieving thing.
"What the gentleman said is very simple, because stike shrubs are shrubs and are very tenacious and can adapt to any environment. However, the key to cultivating high-quality steck shrubs is water. Frequent irrigation must be carried out. As long as this is ensured , the stike bushes that come out of them usually aren’t too bad.”
Handibo shared his experience of planting Stike shrubs without hesitation, saying, "But if you want to promote planting on a large scale, I'm afraid it's not as easy as Mr. said. I have been in Shilp Town for almost 20 years." I have been teaching residents here their experience in growing stike shrubs for free, but so far, except for my three plots of stike shrub farmland, no one is willing to plant them.”
"That's because you only taught them how to grow Styx shrubs, but did not help them open sales channels. Next, it will not be you who take the initiative to teach them the planting techniques of planting Styx shrubs, but they will come to you and even buy the Styx shrubs in your hands. Teck Shrub Growing Techniques.”
Gavin turned around and ordered: "Grace, send a message back to the headquarters of the Conqueror Chamber of Commerce, asking them to send a caravan to Cormyr, along various trade routes, to buy Stike bushes at market prices, and eat as much as you can. Transport them all back to the City of Faith."
Gavin has a very accurate grasp of the thoughts of the people at the bottom. He can tell them the facts and reason with them. I dare not say that it is completely useless. At least the results are very slow. The most effective method is real money.
As long as they see money, they will find ways to collect stike shrubs and sell them. When they find that the efficiency of wild collection is far less efficient and more profitable than large-scale farming, coupled with appropriate guidance, there will be a large number of people. Farmers invest in this farming business regardless of the consequences.
"Yes." Grace responded respectfully. The former Ivanso death viper has changed her appearance. Compared with ordinary people, she is still a little skinny, but the sinister aura is no longer so strong. The black mage robe He changed into black leather armor, black leather pants, and a shadow cloak, looking more like a thief and more like a necromancer. This is the standard attire of the Black Wing Guild.
After going through many assessment tasks (part of the assessment tasks was to go to Ximen Black Market to buy diamonds with a lot of money), Grace has gained Gavin's initial trust, and is now taken by him to take on some darker tasks. After all, She has been subtly influenced and transformed by a devil for many years. Although she still retains a spark of conscience in her heart, it is definitely not much. She is proficient in the dirty tricks and methods of various gangs and unions, and can handle gray area affairs with ease.
Her shadow disappeared silently, obviously going back to deliver the news. In less than an hour, the Conqueror Caravan would start taking action. Real-time messaging is the most powerful means of competition for this emerging caravan. They can already take action while the enemy is still transmitting news, and they can always grab most of the caravans, and naturally get the biggest share of the pie.
Even in normal business competition, conqueror caravans can have an advantage, not to mention, there is an army of conquerors behind them, and they have many business opportunities that ordinary caravans do not have. It is difficult for them to develop even if they don't want to - Even the competing chambers of commerce have extraordinary spellcasters who can assist in delivering information through teleportation, and the Conqueror Caravan also has the advantage of cost-free long-distance message transmission.
Tynarasta obviously noticed something strange about Grace, and couldn't help but stare at her deeply, but she didn't make any move.
(End of chapter)
