bookandnovel Chapter 196 Cooperation And Transaction (2)
Chapter 196 Cooperation And Transaction (2)
Li Fan did not immediately reply to Gray's cooperation.
Instead, he asked Hui Yu to prepare some dishes for Gray, who didn't care much at first.
Although this valley is well built, there is nothing here, so there is no decent food.
However, the next moment, he couldn't help but blush for his arrogance.
Facing the plates of dishes exuding a tempting aroma in front of him, he almost fell into the state of immersing himself in cooking in an instant.
Well, it's delicious.
...
At this time, Li Fan was discussing the cooperation with the Mercenary Guild with Anna and the others.
"Are those nobles collecting these war materials to start a war? As far as I know, the human race should be the weakest of the four major powers. Do they really dare to start a war?"
Li Fan asked puzzledly.
Anna shook her head. After all, she is a princess of the Silver Wolf Clan, so she knows something about this kind of thing.
Anna explained: "Wars between the four major clans have always existed, but now there are very few large-scale wars, mostly small-scale frictions. No matter which country it is, military achievements will always be the fastest way to improve its status. Therefore, these nobles should collect war supplies to secretly strengthen their own power, so that they can make military exploits on the battlefield and gain a higher status."
"If it's for military exploits, it's fine to just buy these materials openly and openly." Li Fan was even more puzzled.
Seeing this, Anna rolled her eyes helplessly, Li Fan's ignorance finally relapsed after a long pause!
Anna could only explain again: "In the human empire, there is a limit to the number of knights and soldiers that people of different titles can have. If they exceed the limit, they will be punished by the army. Instead, the law was laid down. Naturally, the little nobles dare not buy these sensitive items on the bright side, otherwise they will immediately attract the attention of the king. In order to ensure that they have made enough credit on the battlefield, they can only secretly Buy weapons and arm your knights and soldiers."
Li Fan nodded, but he was still puzzled, and asked again: "Since these war supplies will make the human race stronger, why did the other three major races agree to the deal?"
Only after figuring this out, Li Fan can find a way to communicate with the other three major clans and finally complete the transaction.
This question is actually not difficult. Li Fan guessed it himself when he asked it.
And Anna's next answer confirmed his guess.
"You don't think the human race can get those war materials without paying a price?"
"The reason why the four major powers have been able to maintain their transcendent status is because the four major powers have mastered some important resources."
"The Beastman race has the most monsters, because the Warcraft Mountains traverse our Beastman Empire, so the Beastman tribe is rich in Warcraft fur, Warcraft materials, and magic cores."
"The dwarves have the most ore. Most of the places on their side are mines. There are many precious ores, and only they can produce them."
"The elves have the most food. Not only is the land in the west of the demonized continent fertile, but the wood elves have the ability to grow plants, so they can harvest a large amount of crops in a short period of time, and they can also produce healing potions to heal wounds."
"The human race has the most salt. In the human race empire, there is a Dead Sea. Every year when the high tide is high in the open sea, a large amount of seawater is injected into the dead sea, which brings a lot of salt to the human race."
"So, the previous human race should have exchanged salt for the healing potions and food of the elves, and then exchanged salt and part of the food for the beast fur and materials of the orcs, and finally exchanged another part of the food and salt for the weapons in the hands of the dwarves."
What Anna said was similar to what Li Fan expected, and the result after that was very clear.
Although this kind of behavior will make some nobles stronger, it will also strengthen the other three major clans.
The nobles of the other three major clans also need military exploits, and more and more forces are put into the battlefield. In the end, apart from making the battlefield escalate and become more and more tragic, no country can benefit.
For example.
The nobles of the human race became powerful with the weapons of the dwarves, and if they attacked the dwarves, more dwarves would die, and if they attacked the elves with the potion given by the elves, more elves would die.
And the human race gave the orcs food and salt, and the orcs also got more fighters, and the human race would inevitably suffer more casualties.
Naturally, the royal families of the four great powers would not allow such a thing to happen.
As a result, these transactions can only be seen in the dark, and can only be secretly carried out in the evil forest in the center of the four major clans.
...
At this time, Li Fan finally figured out the transaction involving the four families.
And interestingly, if Li Fan comes to make these deals, he has a huge advantage in that he has plenty of salt.
After thinking about it, if Li Fan didn't have salt, the price of salt would not be determined by the mercenary guild.
At that time, how much Li Fan can benefit from this transaction will depend on the attitude of the mercenary guild.
But now, Li Fan owns a lot of salt.
This allowed Li Fan not only to not look at the face of the mercenary guild, but even to make other requests.
For example, bring him a large number of population requirements.
Moreover, there is no shortage of food in the valley now, and there will only be more and more food in the future.
In this way, they can get rid of the need for food from the elves.
Thereby further expanding profits.
The more Li Fan thought about it, the more he felt that this would be a deal that would bring him huge profits, and even an opportunity for their valley to rise.
...
After confirming, Li Fan asked Gray to be called over.
Not long after, Gray with a big belly appeared in front of Li Fan.
Li Fan looked at Gray's pregnant belly and knew that there was another person who surrendered to Hui Yu's cooking skills.
He also understood the magic of Hui Yu's cooking skills, so he didn't laugh at Gray.
Li Fan spoke to Gray at this moment.
"I agree with our cooperation, we will find a way to get back what you need, but relatively, the reward..."
Gray was overjoyed, and immediately patted his chest and said: "There is no problem with the remuneration. The lord leads so many people, and there is no salt in the Sin Forest. There must be a shortage of salt. We can provide you with a lot of salt."
Here it is, it really is this routine.
Li Fan grinned, and said at this time: "We don't need salt for the time being, so we need you to use other materials and a few simple conditions as a reward."
"No need for salt," Gray frowned suspiciously.
To be honest, it is precisely because of the preciousness of salt that this transaction will be surprisingly profitable, which is why the mercenary guild can't help but intervene.
If you can't use salt as a reward, then the profit will shrink a lot.
Gray really wanted to know why Li Fan didn't need salt, but he didn't need to ask, Li Fan would definitely not tell him.
This made Gray extremely uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do about it.
This transaction involving the four major clans is not visible. If you don't pass through this valley and pretend to be the war supplies traded, people will easily discover the clues.
Since their mercenary guild wanted to take over the deal, they seemed to have to bow their heads to Li Fan in front of them.