"From the West...... "Go," Margaery wondered, "I didn't know there was a good harbor with access to the sea. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Not yet, but we can build one. ”

Her eyes widened, "Your Highness, are you serious?"

"Of course, we should be able to start building it next spring. Roland smiled.

In this era, seaports were all natural without exception, and it was almost impossible to achieve a huge project such as a man-made harbor that required the transformation of the natural landscape.

But now that he has Tilly's full support, when the houses on Sleepy Island are completed, Lotus will return to the West, and then the plague of evil beasts will also subside, which is a good day to open the port.

He stood up and pointed to the map hanging behind him, "There is a shoal in the south of the border town, with the ideal depth and size enough to accommodate all the facilities needed for the port, and with a little modification and bulldozing the mountains along the coast, I can transport supplies from the western part of the land." ”

"Transforming the shallows...... Bulldozing the mountains, why do I have the illusion that none of these earth-shattering things come out of your mouth are not difficult?" said Margaery, with interest, "but do you have a fleet of merchant ships? ”

"Not yet," Roland said, "that's why I want you to be a part of it." ”

"I'm going to get out of the boat?"

"It's also responsible for shipping and selling," he adds, "and Westside only supplies goods." ”

This is the equivalent of an exclusive distribution right in the Fiordland, and Margaery's experience naturally shows the profit involved. Organizing a caravan to sell in the fjords by himself can naturally earn more, but Roland doesn't want to invest too much energy and manpower in this area, he just wants to get back new funds as soon as possible to maintain the rapid development of the territory. When the primitive accumulation is completed, it is only a matter of time before credit money is introduced.

Sure enough, the businesswoman blinked and asked excitedly, "Entrust it all to me?"

"If the price is reasonable. Roland nodded, "If you are willing to represent the overseas trade in the West, we can discuss this in detail, and the scope of the sale is limited to the fjord, and it must not be lower than the current price sold to the caravans of String Moon Bay." ”

"Of course, a steamship that can sail without the power of the wind is worth the high price that the cross-sea caravans are vying for," she said confidently, "and I am sure that I will double the price if I sell it directly to the fjord islands." ”

"And the extra profits, we can share together. Roland smiled, "In addition, in addition to the steam engine, the main product is this." He clapped his hands, and the guards waiting outside the hall immediately walked in with a saucer in their hands, and saw four or five crystal glass bottles on it, each the size of a thumb.

"It's ......"

"Open it and smell it. ”

Curious, Margaery uncorked the top of the bottle, put it to her nose and sniffed, her eyes lit up, "Oh my God, you actually made a perfume!"

"I don't know how it compares to the products of the Royal Capital Alchemy Association?"

"The fragrance seems to be a little stronger," she said, holding the bottle to the left and right, obviously a little fond of it, "This is made in the alchemy workshop of the border town?"

"Almost," Roland picked up a bottle and put it in his palm—according to his own request, the perfume bottles were made of crystal glass with excellent clarity, and had the shape of a standard six-sided prism. When you turn the bottle slightly, the fragrance inside will change into different shades of color under the reflection of the light, which is very beautiful. According to the sales concept of later generations, exquisite packaging can greatly improve the grade of the goods themselves, as a fist product to open the fjord market, he naturally has to treat it carefully.

Perfume is a truly low-cost commodity compared to a steam engine, and when Evelyn realizes that "the spiciest liquor" is also a type of liquor, a steady stream of high-strength alcohol is produced from her hands, and even the last step of distillation is omitted. As for roses or other flowers with a unique fragrance, they are also transformed into oily products by the leaves, and only two or three flowers need to be mashed to fill a jar of alcohol with a rich floral fragrance.

"If you like, I'll give you these bottles," he said, placing the perfume back on his plate.

"Really?" said Margaery, laughing, "then you're welcome." ”

"I heard this thing can sell for a good price in the fjord?"

"You should know that the perfume sold by the Royal Alchemy Association every year is very limited, and the number of more than a thousand bottles is in short supply at all, and those big businessmen are particularly ...... about the fishy smell on their bodies Exquisite, so perfume is a common item for them, from the royal capital sold for five golden dragons, to the fjord can be turned into fifteen to twenty golden dragons. In fact, a large part of the perfumes sold to other regions will be collected and resold by merchants across the sea. ”

Margaery paused at this point, "I wonder how many bottles of perfume your alchemy can produce in a year?"

"If the raw materials are sufficient, it should be about ten times that of the Royal Capital Alchemy Association," Roland deliberately lowered the figure - he didn't want to sell the profiteering goods into cabbage, nor did he want to make only four or five thousand gold coins a year. As a fist product alongside the steam engine, he hoped that perfume would bring back an equal amount of profit.

"......," the businesswoman was dumbfounded for a while before she sighed, "your territory is really full of incredible. ”

"So you're willing to sell these goods for me?"

"Of course, Your Highness," she said, standing up and touching her chest, "this is a rare opportunity for me. ”

......

After the general intention was reached, the details and terms of the contract were handed over to Barov to discuss in detail, and Roland returned to his office to write a letter to Tasa, who was lurking in the royal capital.

Whether it is taking the initiative to overthrow Tifeco or opening up new trade routes, it is a two-legged plan. He didn't want to put all his eggs in one basket, and he also wanted to be able to keep getting saltpeter if the attack failed.

This road is homegrown.

In the letter, in addition to mentioning his intention to attack, another point is to ask Tasa to contact the nitrate-making field around the royal capital, and buy a group of nitrate-making workers to send to the west.

This year, the life of the saltpeter merchants must not have been very comfortable, and while Tifeco banned export sales, he also forced them to sell them to the Alchemy Society at a low price, so that the profits of the saltpeter field would naturally drop again and again. Roland believes that as long as the remuneration is generous enough, it will not be difficult to buy the factory with people.

The principle of saltpeter production is not complicated, and now the population of the border town is growing, and the large amount of manure required by the saltpeter field can also be satisfied, and the conditions for self-production have been fully satisfied. Until Tifeco is defeated, it will undoubtedly be the most stable point of protection.

. (To be continued.) )