Chapter 760: Interests Bundled

Gavin gave Harisk a thumbs up and said, "The Supreme Councillor's attitude towards the people makes me feel ashamed. In comparison, I am not qualified to be a lord. So far, I have not dealt with a dispute among the people and have not solved a practical difficulty for them."

"It is normal to feel ashamed. There are few lords and nobles who are not ashamed in front of our Supreme Councillor, because he has never regarded himself as a superior lord, but as a public servant of Misty Valley. Every Misty Valley resident is his master, and he will do his best to serve them and consider them.

He only said that he took advantage of the people who came here to buy his goods, but he did not say that most of the public expenditures of our Misty Valley were paid by his store, and his income did not increase compared to before he became the Supreme Councillor, but Reduce.

We are buying the same things, and the price is the same. If we don't buy things from him, where can we go?

People are all made of flesh and blood. What we get in return is always sincerity.

Those who smashed the glass of the Supreme Councillor's shop with stones are the conscienceless bastards. If the Supreme Councillor hadn't stopped me from investigating, I would have pulled those conscienceless guys out and dragged them to the Political Square to let all the people of Misty Valley see and comment on whether the Supreme Councillor's judgment is unreasonable? Or is it their own greed? Do they think the judgment is unreasonable? "

A group of six people came out from the Supreme Councillor's mansion. There were men and women, humans, half-elves, dwarves, and a tiefling. The only thing in common was that they were all not young. Although they were not all old, they were at least middle-aged.

The one who spoke was the oldest human old woman. Her hair was half white and she was dressed like an ordinary rural peasant woman. Although she had traces of time on her body, she could not hide her former beauty, giving people a rough and healthy feeling.

She wore a silk belt that didn't match her outfit, embroidered with golden wheat ears and a blooming rose in the middle, which was the holy emblem of the Earth Mother Goddess, Chauntia.

"Patriarch, how are you?" Gavin took the initiative to greet her. They were old acquaintances. She was the abbess of the Golden Sheaf Monastery, a powerful Chauntia priest.

Previously, whether it was the purification of the evil items of the Golden Sheaf Monastery or the signing of the 5,000-ton grain order, they were all negotiated with her. This was an old woman with a gentle temper most of the time, but once something happened that she was particularly uncomfortable with, she would become a little irritable.

In such a loose valley community, it is normal to have multiple jobs.

"Good day, Sir." Janela greeted with a smile.

"Senator Janilla, you are too kind. I am not as good as you say. I am just doing what I can."

Harrisk said a little embarrassedly, "Sir, don't be modest. We have heard a lot about your deeds. The nature is completely different.

We also benefited from the ghost wine auction you organized in the Three Rivers. Many merchants rented boats from our Asaba Beach. At that time, not only did all our boats get hired, but the hotels were also packed.

When they left, all the drinks in our tavern were drunk, and the inventory that had been squeezed for many years was processed by those merchants. Now many valley residents are still thinking about that event and look forward to the next ghost wine auction.

You eliminated the scourge of the East Road, Slaksata. Not only the merchants of the East Road, but also our Moon Sea Highway benefited. That greedy red dragon came to our side many times to cause trouble and rob.

Two months ago, the Asaba River burst its dike, and the knight contributed manpower and selflessly helped the Feather Valley and the Farming Valley. People, fighting floods and rescuing countless wounded, and later helped them to resettle a large number of refugees and rebuild their homes.

I heard that it was the knight who blocked the first wave of attacks from the Kuo-Tao fishmen from the Black Prison in Deep Forest Valley, turning a huge disaster that swept the entire Asaba River into nothingness.

Now, for the construction of the valley, you have gone to Tethyr and brought tens of thousands of immigrants. We believe that under your leadership, the valley will be rejuvenated.

Your energy is spent on these big things that are beneficial to everyone, and it is normal that you don’t have the energy to deal with those tedious affairs.

I am purely because I can’t do such big things, so I can only pay more attention to these details and solve some practical difficulties for those people. "

After Harisk’s inventory, Gavin just realized that he is not unknown in the valley now, especially the unique law of destiny surrounding him, which makes what he does have a substantial impact on the attitude of ordinary people towards him.

Although except for the disaster on the east road, the other few things did not open the milestone of destiny, it does not mean that these things have no influence at all.

Especially after the Asaba River dam was deliberately dug up by the Sambian merchants to release the flood, he sent people to rescue and relieve the disaster, which earned him a lot of reputation, even though he did not appear at the rescue front from beginning to end, and even did not have time to attend the introduction meeting that Regina arranged for him - he was tripped up by the war on the Conqueror's side and could not get out.

In this way, Gavin immediately had a bottom line.

The other party would not boast for no reason, and there must be a deep meaning for doing so.

This is to use Gavin's previous reputation as a shackle to bind him, so that he cannot use the Conqueror's army to do evil in Misty Valley.

After all, the Conqueror Army is huge. If they plot something bad, it will be a disaster for Misty Valley. The mutual watch rule commonly used in the Valley cannot be used on them.

Because the Conqueror Army came under the banner of immigration from the beginning to the end, it is nothing more than a little more people and livestock. There is no reason for Misty Valley to stop them, especially since the Kingdom of Cormyr, as a national model, has let them go.

"The Supreme Councillor is too kind. Many things are not intentional on our part. We were forced into a dead end and had to fight back. We just succeeded by luck."

Gavin responded with a smile, "As for flood control and disaster relief, that is even more of a matter of duty. Although I am not from the Valley, I agree with and am willing to abide by the agreement of mutual watch and mutual assistance in the Valley."

He took the opportunity to express his position, willing to follow the rules of the game in the Valley, and would never use his Conqueror Army to bully the weak.

"Good, good, good." Senator Janila cheered on the side, "Don't fight, both of you. Although you do things in different ways, you have one thing in common. You are all dedicated to seeking development for your own territory and seeking benefits for the people. As long as you have this, I believe that in the eyes of your people, you are all qualified lords."

"That's right." Gavin nodded in agreement, "The Supreme Senator can't do what I do, and what you are good at is not something I can imitate? There is no absolute right or wrong way for this kind of thing. In fact, I came here not just to borrow a road, but the most important thing is to seek common development. I believe that if we work together, we will be able to seek more benefits for the people of the two places and let them have a better life."

As always, Gavin is ready to persuade the object by bundling interests.

Rather than saying that this is an effective way, it is better to say that Gavin himself believes that the relationship established in this way is more stable.

In the absence of greater benefits, it is very difficult to break this relationship, unless the other party is stupid enough and can't see the situation clearly, and such a guy is definitely not a good partner.

"Oh? Tell me about it?" Supreme Councillor Harisk said with great interest.

"Councilman Harisk, where is your usual shrewdness? Can't we just stand here and talk? You haven't introduced us to each other yet." Councillor Janilla reminded with a smile.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry, I was so excited about the conversation that I forgot about this matter. I believe that I don't need to say more about this person. He is the organizer of the Conqueror Army, the terminator of the Eastern Road Disaster, the owner of the Vizeme Manor, the origin of ghost wine, and the protector of the Three Rivers, Sir Gavin*Nott."

Harisk smiled apologetically and introduced the two parties, "These six are our six councillors of Misty Valley, Hallfast, Will, Janilla, Almas and Alvin. They are all the most enthusiastic and prestigious people in Misty Valley. Please come in, please come in."

Everyone had to greet each other for a while before entering the council hall of the Supreme Councillor's mansion.

The so-called parliament hall is actually a reception room. The seats are arranged very casually. Various refreshments have been placed on the table, indicating that their usual atmosphere of discussion is not so serious, just like a tea party. After all, in this vast valley with simple folk customs, there are very few things that can be discussed in the Supreme Council Chamber.

Most of them are solved in the villages and towns by one or two councilors.

"I'm really sorry, it's not that we are deliberately negligent, but that we usually invest too little in this area." Harisk and his men are inevitably ashamed again.

Obviously they themselves know that their Misty Valley is too casual in this regard, not to mention compared to those kingdoms, even compared to other sub-valleys in the valley.

"On the contrary, I like the atmosphere created by your layout. It gives people a sense of harmony and warmth, which is much better than the cold hall and throne. In this regard, I want to learn more from you." Gavin is not just being polite. Affected by the atmosphere here, the sense of urgency that has been pressing on him has dissipated a lot, and he is very comfortable and speaks more casually.

"Sir, you are much more gentle than we expected."

"You are too kind."

"Can you please tell us in detail how to seek this common development?"

"We have come up with it one by one. First, I hope that you, the Supreme Councillor, will take the lead in forming an agricultural union. I am willing to sign a stable grain and vegetable purchase agreement with you. In the next five years, I will purchase more than 10,000 tons of grain and vegetables from you every year, but in terms of price, I hope to maintain the price before the invasion of the Tukan army." Gavin threw out the first large-volume order.

It is true that the Three Rivers have enough wasteland for them to cultivate, but it will take at least two or three years to make 40,000 or 50,000 immigrants self-sufficient. Before that, their food supply still mainly depends on eating from outside.

Most importantly, Gavin does not want to disband the Conqueror Army on the spot and disperse it to the vast land.

He plans to build a city directly to hold this force that has been twisted into a rope tightly together. Even if it is not for war, even in terms of infrastructure, it has a huge advantage.

It is not difficult to see from the series of policies they have previously formulated in the City of Faith that the conqueror army is not the end of immigration, but a beginning. More immigrants will continue to come, and they all need a stable source of food.

There is no one more suitable than the Misty Valley, known as the granary of the valley. They not only have planting advantages, but also transportation advantages.

From Ashaban Beach to the Land of Three Rivers, this section of the Asaba River does not exceed 300 kilometers at most. It can be reached in no more than two days by going downstream.

"Ten thousand tons of grain and vegetables every year!" The seven members of the Misty Valley couldn't help but swallowed their saliva.

This is not a small amount. Even based on the price before Tukan's invasion, it was at least one million gold coins.

At first glance, this sounds like a very bad deal. After all, food prices are skyrocketing. Things that used to cost one million can now be sold for three million, and there is still no market price.

But the war will eventually end. At that time, prices will not only fall back, but even be lower than before the war.

Because ordinary farmers are blindly obedient, they will base their judgment on the current food prices and plant certain crops on a large scale, which will cause serious overproduction.

They are not a war zone here, so the overall population will not be greatly affected.

How will these extra output be digested in the end?

Food is okay, it can be stored in warehouses for a period of time, and at worst, it can be used to make wine.

Those vegetables can only rot in the ground or be fed to pigs.

If this ordering agreement is signed with Gavin, it will be equivalent to a stable guarantee. Those farmers will have no worries and can safely and boldly grow various fruits and vegetables, which will greatly promote the agricultural development of Misty Valley. .

As for whether Gavin has the purchasing power, they are not worried at all.

One million is an unattainable astronomical number for those farmers, but it is not an unattainable number for them, especially those extraordinary spell casters. In many cases, they spend tens of thousands to cast a spell, let alone Said that Gai had an army of conquerors

"What? Is there a problem?" Seeing that they didn't nod, Gavin involuntarily raised his eyebrows.

"In normal times, we would have accepted this order without hesitation, but now, the war of nomadic invasion will be over next year. I am afraid that the war will drag on for too long, causing the food supply to be inflated, and those short-sighted people The farmers are reluctant to sell." Supreme Councilor Harisk said with a hint of helplessness, "Buying and selling is a matter of your own free will, and we can't force it when the time comes..."

"You don't need to worry about this. The war will definitely not last until next summer. Whether it is the Tukan army coming from afar or the Faerun coalition that is preparing, they are fighting at ultra-long distances. The food supplies they can carry are relatively limited. Both sides will actively Seek opportunities and strive for a quick victory.

There are only two possibilities for the moment, either we will drive the Tukan army back to the endless wilderness, or the Faerun coalition will be defeated and the Tukan army will march straight in. The price of any kind of food will drop sharply, and it will even fall far below what it was before Tukan invaded. s price. "Gavin made this conclusion not simply relying on foresight from his previous life, but using the information at hand to conduct a comprehensive analysis.

"If the Tukan army is driven back to the endless wilderness, I can understand the sudden drop in food prices. But if the Faerun coalition is defeated and the Tukan army marches straight in, shouldn't the price of food soar? Why do they also drop so suddenly?" Representative Janela He asked with a confused look on his face.

"It's very simple. Stimulated by the current surge in food prices, I believe that not only farmers in the valley, but also farmers everywhere are racing against time to replant various grains and vegetables so that they can be sold at a higher price next year, which will cause a large overflow of production.

The Tukan army is notorious for its ferocity. Once they break through the defense line, many cities will face the fate of being burned and massacred, which will cause a partial reduction in food demand.

And our place belongs to the middle and rear areas. Without the Faerun coalition to transport food to the front line, no matter how much food the ordinary farmers have in their hands, they will not be able to send it to the front line.

And the Zhentarim with this ability are still merchants in Sembia. Will they share channels and benefits with ordinary farmers? Gavin finally asked a rhetorical question.

"No, not only will they not offer high prices to buy, on the contrary, they will desperately suppress the prices to seek greater profits. This is their usual method."

"That's right, just like what they did in the purchase of cotton in the past two years, there is a huge gap in the sail of the starry sea, but the price of cotton has been pushed down again and again, just because the sales channel is in their hands, and our valley People are left at their mercy.”

"They will not hesitate to join forces to exploit us."

All the councilors in the Misty Valley are extremely unified. They really understand the behavior of the Tallinn Society and the Sambian businessmen. They will only add insult to injury and ruthlessly suck every drop of blood from the people of the valley, regardless of their Life or death.

"Do you think the real root cause of this situation is?" Gavin asked a new question, "Is it because of the shortsightedness of those farmers?"

"The farmers cannot be blamed for this matter. Limited by information channels, they cannot see that far ahead. Now many people only know that the soaring food prices were affected by the war, but in which direction did the war take place? How big it will be and how long it will last, let alone them, even we can’t tell.”