Chapter 260 Master Lai’s Foreign Trade Plan
Leon has a trade license issued by the Kingdom of Walras in his hands.
As far as he knew, within the entire Kingdom of Walras, there were only a handful of nobles who had obtained trade permission from the Kingdom of Walras.
And they are mainly northern Xinjiang nobles.
For example, the Duke of Sadwind Castle who started the civil war in the Kingdom of Andal was one of them.
But now, with the Duke of Sadwind Castle being placed under house arrest in the royal capital of Essex after the defeat, even though more than a year has passed, the situation in the entire northern Andal Kingdom is still panic-stricken.
So much so that even those nobles who had trade agreements with the Walras people no longer dared to open trade easily.
After all...
Strictly speaking, the Andal Kingdom and the Walras Kingdom have always had a hostile relationship.
On a normal day, Wilbert I would usually turn a blind eye to the business dealings between the two.
Hostility is hostility, business is business.
In the face of money, the bottom line of aristocratic gentlemen has never been high.
What's more...
the northern border of the kingdom has always been barren.
If there is no trade, how can we raise an army?
This has become a strange cycle.
The Kingdom of Walras needs to purchase goods from the Andal Kingdom to enrich its national strength, and the border nobles need to use the money they get from the Kingdom of Walras to strengthen their military.
Not even just the northern nobles.
Even the royal family sometimes needs some money to supplement its expenses, which leads to trade with the Walras people. In fact, it has become a tacit unspoken rule among the great nobles in private.
However, the nobles in the north today do not dare to start trade lightly.
There is no other reason.
Although Wilbert I had promised not to pursue the rebellious vassals during the civil war, if he was caught doing business with the Kingdom of Walras and was accused of having liaison with the enemy, it would be a complete disaster. I can't express my suffering.
But Leon has no such worries.
Because the Jimena family is the least likely to have an affair with the Kingdom of Walras.
Tens of thousands of Walras prisoners of war are still doing coolies in the abandoned land, and the shock brought by the victory of the Duke of Norton to the nobles of the kingdom has not dissipated.
Moreover, the trade agreement owned by the Jimena family was obtained in exchange for the life of the War God of the Kingdom of Walras, First Class Tablo—Bronny Bent.
Even the Andal royal family got a lot of benefits from this deal.
Therefore, Leon does not have to worry about being labeled as having liaison with the enemy.
The only thing he needs to consider is how to create a stable trade route!
It is precisely because of this consideration that the title of Viscount of Shuanghu Town fell on Leon's cousin, Philippe Jimena.
Even if the Duke of Mercia in the west of the kingdom intends to have a good relationship with the Jimena family, outsiders are still outsiders after all.
Only when one's own family can watch the trade route can one feel at ease!
And Shuanghu Town can completely become the foothold and rest area for the Antolian caravan on its way north, radiating the influence of the Jimena family to the north of the Meyerson River!
"What does the Marquis plan to sell?"
Philip couldn't help but asked curiously.
In his opinion, the land controlled by the Jimena family was still far away from the Kingdom of Walras.
If it were an ordinary thing, I'm afraid it wouldn't even be enough for travel expenses!
"Of course it is what the nomadic tribes on the grassland need most." Leon smiled.
What does the Kingdom of Walras need most?
The answer is obvious.
Although in name it is a vast kingdom.
But the Kingdom of Walras, located in the far north of the Northern Continent, has obviously not completely gotten rid of the customs and production methods of the nomadic tribes. Nomadism is still the main way of life for the Walras people.
So rather than saying it is a kingdom, Leon prefers to think of it as a super-large tribal federation composed of countless tribal groups.
Even the Gulen family of the Walras royal family is just a prosperous tribe in Leon's eyes!
The only remarkable thing is that the Gulen family has always maintained its status as the most powerful country in the northern continent of the Walras Kingdom by virtue of its superb governance methods.
Yes!
Even though the Walras people suffered a defeat on the battlefield of the Principality of Norton, the Walras Kingdom is still the most powerful country in the Northern Continent.
Otherwise, the Kingdom of Andal and the Kingdom of Idrit, which have a great battlefield situation, would not have to give up the land on the north bank of the Chiron River while their morale is high.
Therefore, the goods Leon prepared for the Walras people were naturally what the grassland nomadic tribes needed most.
Such as ironware, salt, and spirits.
Of course, ironware goes without saying much.
The southwestern highlands are rich in iron ore.
Forging them into iron pots and exporting them to the Kingdom of Walras has always been the most important trade commodity for the Andal nobles.
But salt and spirits are worth talking about.
There are salt lakes and salt mines in the southwestern highlands, and the production is even extremely large. Not only can it meet the needs of Antolia, it can even be exported to earn foreign exchange!
This was also one of the biggest surprises that land brought to Leon after expelling the wild tall-legged birds.
Of course, Leon is not content with selling coarse salt.
Making refined salt is a required course for any time traveler.
Its difficulty level is so low that one can even ignore the traveler's own professional category and industry choice. It has always been a required course for all aspiring young people who want to travel through time.
What's more, Leon can do more than just make refined salt!
As a time traveler who even had a golden finger while traveling through time, Leon also knew about a relatively unpopular category of refined salt—rose salt!
The so-called rose salt means that its own color shows a rose-like pink color.
The appearance of this color is mainly related to minerals mainly composed of iron.
Let’s not talk about how my body is doing.
But for respectable aristocratic gentlemen, it can definitely be sold at a high price!
If a few more rose petals are sprinkled on it, its value can rise straight up. It is an export commodity that Leon focuses on.
As for spirits...
you know, in Leon's mind, spirits are definitely one of the most profitable commodities.
The barley required for brewing spirits is much more adaptable to the environment than wheat.
Although this stuff definitely doesn't taste as good as wheat.
But you can still eat it after all.
The citizens, who have been living on a subsistence level, have no time to think about whether it tastes good or not.
Therefore, a lot of barley is planted in the farmland of Antolia, especially in the newly reclaimed farmland.
And not only can it be eaten, it can also be used to make wine.
However, due to the rush of time, large-scale brewing has not yet begun.
But in the future, especially after Antolia's grain production reaches Leon's expectations, spirits will definitely be introduced...
and...
(End of this chapter)