Chapter 61 Spending a Thousand Dollars
After spending a lot of money for a while, Gallon and Tom, who had bought the wrought iron, came to the tavern to meet as agreed.
According to the two men's description, they visited several iron ore trading shops. After some comparison and negotiation, they bought two thousand kilograms of wrought iron at the price of 40 copper coins per kilogram, spending a total of 80 gold coins.
The quality of these two thousand kilograms of wrought iron is below average and not a good product, but it is sufficient to forge some tools used in production and life, such as ploughshares.
Roning looked at the pieces of wrought iron that Tom brought over. Please forgive his poor eyesight for not being able to tell whether the quality was good or bad.
"Good job!"
Roning took the remaining 20 gold coins from Galen and praised the two of them.
It was the first time in their lives that two people carried and spent so many gold coins. Their ability to accomplish this task showed that they were somewhat capable.
Unlike some useless guys who don't even dare to buy things with money in their hands.
Luo Ning was in a good mood after getting so many things done in one morning.
He called the waiter to start preparing the dishes and asked Gallen to arrange lunch for the carriage guards.
During the meal, Ronin introduced Ridal as a wandering knight he had met by chance. Ridal had now joined Hillwood Town and was loyal to him.
Galen had no specific knowledge of the advanced peak knights, but Tom was different.
As a junior knight, he was well aware of the power of senior peak knights.
This is not the key point. Previously, the lord relied on a trick to deceive Knight Feridon of the Sean Territory, making the other party dare not act rashly.
But now, Lord Roning has a genuine high-level top knight by his side, so he won't have to worry so much about Lord Sen in the future.
During this period, he personally felt Roning's uniqueness and felt more and more that he had followed the right Master. Perhaps in the future, he could really make a name for himself and restore the glory of his ancestors!
After lunch, Roning led the caravan to visit various shops and stalls selling daily necessities.
He wanted to open an iron and wood workshop and needed to buy axes, iron saws, and woodcutters;
He had to continue reclaiming the wasteland and needed a hoe and a shovel. Looking at the tools made of stone by the serfs, he felt annoyed.
Roning spent a whole afternoon comparing products from several stores and finally bought all the tools.
Among them, there were 20 axes, iron saws, and woodcutters, as well as 400 hoes and shovels. Even after bargaining for several rounds, it still cost 172 gold, seven silver, and 60 copper coins.
Axe, iron saw, and wood-cutting knife are prepared for iron and wood workshops. Considering the wear and tear of tools, 20 of each are not many.
There are 800 hoes and shovels in total, and he plans to distribute them equally among the villages.
It can be seen that these tools are far from enough for every serf to have one, but Roning has already made a great effort to invest so much money at one time.
So far, he has spent more than 900 gold coins on this visit to the Horse Herding City!
If the news of a baron from a remote mountain village spending so much money got out, no one would dare to believe it.
Roning now only has 281 gold coins left. After reserving one year's salary for everyone, he still has dozens of gold coins left.
I remember when I first travelled through time, I was penniless and had nothing. If I wanted to reach Shanlin Town safely, I had to borrow money here and cheat there.
But now it's different. Luo Ning already has channels and plans to make money, so he is like the farmers who have food at home and are no longer panicking.
After purchasing various supplies, Roning completed most of his plans to go to the Horse Herding City. The only thing left was to go to the slave house and inquire about the slave trade.
The sale and trade of slaves is allowed in this world. Basically, there are slave exchanges in every city and even in some knights' manors.
Here, as long as you are a free man and can afford the price, you can legally own a slave who belongs entirely to you and can use all the rights of the Master on the slave.
To some extent, slaves had a lower status than the serfs in the territory.
As a time traveller, Luo Ning's understanding of slavery is limited to books. He has never seen the real life and experiences of slaves with his own eyes, so he cannot empathize with them.
Perhaps civilization has told him that slavery is unacceptable, but the same thing applies: he can't change anything now.
Since we cannot change it, we should adapt to the local customs and use this system to improve ourselves.
Currently, the total population of Shanlin Town is just over 2,000, which is quite different from the ordinary baronies with a population of tens of thousands.
Trying to increase the population by attracting free people to join and relying on the people in the territory to increase their population is a bit slow.
He wanted the population of his territory to grow rapidly in a short period of time, and he could only do it by buying it with money.
Moreover, for Roning, if he could buy a thousand people at a time, he could also complete the population achievement and strengthen his own strength.
This is a good thing that kills many birds with one stone.
Before it got dark, Roning inquired about the location of the slave exchange and led his team there early the next morning.
In order to control and tame slaves, exchanges were mostly set up on the outskirts of the city, and some were even set up in a knight's manor.
Roning was riding on his horse, staring at the slaves in front of him in a daze.
He had thought the exchange would be a large yard with some cells where the slaves would be kept.
But the exchange before him, which looked like a small castle, was obviously beyond his expectations.
The high wall made of stone and mud was covered with spikes. Although it was not as strong as the walls of the noble castle, it was strong enough to prevent the people inside from climbing over the wall to escape.
In addition, tall wooden watchtowers were built at the four corners of the high wall. Each watchtower was manned by dedicated surveillance personnel who would immediately report any situation discovered.
In addition, a team patrols around the high walls, and four people guard the main entrance of the exchange to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
When the guards saw a group of people walking towards the exchange, they immediately became alert.
However, someone who came in so swaggeringly like this was most likely a customer, so they did not show any hostility.
As soon as Roning and others arrived outside the exchange, a middle-aged man hurried out from the gate. With a playful smile on his face, he trotted to Roning's horse and offered courtesy and greetings.
"Good morning, gentlemen. I am the manager of the Viper Exchange in Herdsman City. You can call me Anthony!"
Anthony only took a glance and roughly knew that this group of people was led by the young man in front of him, and this young man had a signature silver hair. He immediately thought of someone.
As a manager who deals with the outside world all year round, Anthony's vision is no less than that of Hooker of the Silva Magic Energy Chamber of Commerce.
However, this is not a trading area, and the slave house is not an ordinary chamber of commerce, so even if he guessed Roning's identity, he would not take the initiative to point it out unless the latter took the initiative to reveal it.
"Hello, Anthony; I would like to see the slaves you have here."
Roning, who was riding on a horse, stated the purpose of his trip, "If there are suitable ones, I will take a batch with me."
Anthony's ears moved, and he noticed that Ronin was not talking about one but a batch.
This is a big customer!
As a result, every inch of the steward's face revealed a flattering smile: "Master, don't worry. No matter what kind of goods you need, our Viper Slave Exchange will provide you with them!"
Luo Ning dismounted and handed the horse to Galen. "Come on, take me to visit your slave house."
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