Chapter 28 The Arrogant Garcia Family

Establishing an army after spring plowing will not delay the progress of ploughing.

The importance of food to a country cannot be ignored.

By the time they take their time to establish the army, and then rush to the north in two or three months, it is estimated that the time for autumn harvest in the north will be almost here.

This time is enough for the kingdom army to launch a wave of offensives, and then stabilize the situation before the snow falls, and the barbarians will not be able to launch a counterattack in winter.

Obviously, the nobles above are very clear-headed, and they are not to the extent of eating meat.

Even Derek did not think of failure.

To a certain extent, from the beginning of the Holy United Kingdom to the current division of the three kingdoms, the barbarians have been looked down upon.

The general perception of the nobles is that the barbarians took advantage of the division of the kingdom to steal the chicken successfully.

Now the situation in the three kingdoms has stabilized and reached a new balance. They know that it is not an easy task to eliminate each other.

Therefore, most of the eyes are on the barbarians.

You know, the barbarians have occupied a lot of land and population in the old country.

Land is a strong foundation for the nobles.

This news revealed by the eldest brother Marco must have been known to many nobles now.

The mobilization of the south and the center meant that the northern province would soon follow.

After all, it was the kingdom's territory closest to the barbarians, so this battle would definitely play a very important role.

The nobles who lost their family's territory at the beginning also had a chance to take revenge.

Derek could already see the upcoming grand scene.

Training! Hurry up and train!

Derek was full of motivation, and at this time he didn't care whether he would attract attention.

And the current environment was like this, and a little bigger action would not arouse suspicion.

It was visible to the naked eye that the price of weapons and equipment on the market had greatly increased.

The news about the upcoming northern expedition to the barbarians gradually spread.

As for the sons of nobles, merchant families, and even some city residents, they all began to prepare.

Although Derek had already started to stockpile supplies, he soon encountered difficulties.

"The consumption of iron ore is too high."

Little Tru found Derek and complained.

As the blacksmith team expanded, the amount consumed was more than ten times that of the past.

Some refined steel consumed more.

A full set of knight equipment weighing dozens of kilograms may require nearly a thousand kilograms of ore.

The little Derek had in reserve, plus the Ferreira family's reserve, was not enough.

Even if he could exchange some with weapons, the amount of ore on the market was still very small.

You couldn't buy it.

Even if you had gold coins in your hand, you couldn't spend it.

The Ferreira family was not good at smelting, and they didn't have any mines.

Even among relatives, there were few contacts in this kind of business.

They found some connections, but unfortunately they couldn't get enough raw materials.

This problem still went wrong at the source.

The family that controlled the source of ore consciously tightened the supply, hoping to get excess profits.

"If it doesn't work, I'll take people to rob them."

Simon's eyes were fierce. He climbed up from the bottom. Although he learned some etiquette, he would not remember these things to decorate the facade at critical moments.

To be honest, Derek was a little tempted, but he quickly rejected this moving idea.

Now the North is preparing for war, and there are troops everywhere. The kingdom's rule is unprecedentedly strong. Unless someone is crazy, who dares to make trouble?

Didn't you see that Lloyd is much more honest now?

The bandits in various places have disappeared, fearing that they will become the target of the army's training.

"Make a list of all the families that can provide ore, and I will visit them one by one, hoping to get a share."

Derek immediately mobilized his connections and looked for connections that could be talked to.

The circle in the northern province is so small, and finding a few more people can always establish a relationship. It doesn't matter what role it plays, as long as it can be established.

Derek's business is not in vain, and he soon found some introducers.

Then he visited them one by one.

These families who control the mineral veins are also very polite, although they can't give out much share.

But this family gives one car per month, and that family gives three or five cars at a time, which is equivalent to a polite refusal.

After running around, no problem was solved. It seems that there are a lot, but it is not enough to consume.

Moreover, the chips in his hand, weapons and equipment are not lacking. The family that can control the mine has no shortage of blacksmiths.

War horses, Derek can take out too few, not enough to exchange resources.

"No, if this goes on, all the stocks will be gone in a month."

Derrick began to get impatient. Before he was about to take a risk, he finally got some good news.

"There are not many families that control the mines, but there are also many. The big mine owners on the market will not ship, but there are still some small mine owners.

Now that the price of iron ore is high, there must be someone willing to ship."

This was the idea of ​​Baron Ferreira. He has seen a lot in his life and knows some other ways.

In addition to the feudal nobles, even some businessmen with court titles also control some mines.

Then Derek began to visit one by one.

Some small mines may be exhausted after one or two years of mining, and the quality is different.

But Derek is not picky. Even if the output is only one or two trucks a month, he wants it.

It even made him discover a new mine.

The Garcia family is a family of barons of fiefdoms, but unlike the Ferreira family, the contemporary Garcia barons serve the kingdom and have the title of viscount.

Although this viscount cannot be inherited, it also represents the other party's status.

The Garcia family is one of the emerging families, and its previous strength is estimated to be similar to that of the Ferreira family.

But recently, a large mineral vein was discovered in their territory and began to produce ore.

The already powerful Garcia family suddenly became a hot favorite.

However, it is precisely because the mine has just been discovered that the Garcia family does not have enough foundation and there are not many blacksmiths at all.

Some inferior blacksmiths who are gathered here and there cannot bring more benefits at all.

As a technical type, even a technical type that everyone consciously blocks, don't expect to achieve certain results without two generations of hard work.

Therefore, Derek visited the door and hoped to obtain a new source of ore.

However, when the visiting card was delivered to the door, there was no news.

Derek waited for three days, and finally a servant invited him to the door.

As an emerging family, the Garcia family's residence is a manor, and they don't even have their own castle.

Although the manor is well-equipped and even has a high wooden wall, it still looks a bit shabby.

Adrian was very dissatisfied. How dare such a family neglect his own family?

Derek calmed the emotions of the people around him. Now he has to ask for help from others, and he has to hold back his anger.

However, when he saw the person he met, Derek was also a little angry.

"Xavi Garcia?"

After listening to the other party's introduction, he was not the head of the Garcia family at all.

Viscount Garcia was not here, so this kind of business should be discussed by the heir, not a second son.

Moreover, the other party's attitude was arrogant, and his nose was almost up to the sky.