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Volume 1 Chapter 157 Common sense of the times, military lords and city managers

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    In the following days, although there was no concrete evidence to confirm it, the young magician could still roughly feel from Lace's daily reports in his spare time that compared with the chaos a while ago, the recent alcohol market seemed to be stable.  It has become much calmer, and the vague feeling of pressure from all directions has quietly disappeared. The good reputation of the home-made brandy among spirits lovers has gradually spread.

    It is not surprising that Sorens City is the center of economic, cultural, political, commercial and other projects in the vast Earldom of Kaliman. What is hidden under the peaceful appearance of this total population of hundreds of thousands is unimaginable by ordinary people.  Complex situation.  Reality is as cold as the edge of a long sword, not as beautiful and illusory as the melodious legends told by bards.  .

    As the supreme master of the county, old Earl Kaliman's authority is unquestionable. However, even if he is thoughtful and resourceful, he is still a mortal and cannot handle all aspects of his huge direct jurisdiction on his own.  The complicated affairs of all sizes, especially the prosperous city of Solens, are hundreds of times more complicated than the manor with a relatively simple economic system.

    Military force is the basis of all ruling existence. The Earl personally leads a powerful private armed force that is almost armed to the teeth - the Daffodil Knights - which are passed down from generation to generation in the name of the family emblem of the Kaliman family.  The family legion came down.  This sharp sword held tightly in the owner's hand is the source of the Earl's powerful confidence.

    Due to his increasing age, Count Kaliman now rarely stays at the Knights' garrison for a long time. The daily affairs of the regiment are usually handled by his most trusted "Champion Knight" Grant, the deputy captain of the Knights.  Take care of.  Every official member of the Knights is a child with a clean background and strong body carefully selected from the direct jurisdiction. They must join the Knights' preparatory camp since they were young, receive "friendly" military training from the instructors, and  Instilled in him a sense of loyalty to the Kaliman family.  After ten years of sharpening a sword, after intense and hard training, coupled with a picky pass rate, these remaining young children gradually grew into iron-blooded warriors who could strictly obey their superiors' orders, and people who could protect each other's backs.  A trusted comrade.

    Some of the regular soldiers who graduated from the reserve force were sent out to various estates during the off-season.  Militias were organized and given simple training; some were sent to law enforcement branches in subordinate towns to be responsible for maintaining local security; others stayed in Solens City to serve in different roles such as city guards, law enforcers, spies, etc. according to their respective abilities.  Responsibilities.  And a small number of them who perform most outstandingly during training will be screened out individually.  Gloriously becoming the sharpest blade of this long sword - a three hundred heavy cavalry brigade led by the champion knight himself.  From now on, these lucky ones will be given new training items, equipped with strong horses, gorgeous armor, and treatment that is almost comparable to those of the powerful knights they have longed for since childhood.  These elite cavalrymen no longer need to worry about other trivial matters.  The only thing they need to focus on is to hone their skills every day, and occasionally hold large-scale drills. They are always ready to mount their horses and set off immediately to serve their lord and win supreme glory for themselves.

    certainly.  Military expenses have always been the largest expense for the lords. Even with the income of the Earl, maintaining the expenses of the Knights all year round is not an easy task.  Occasionally, when he had conflicts with the equally distinguished neighbors next door, there were also incidents such as loaning money to wealthy businessmen from major chambers of commerce.  Even the drunks in the tavern would sometimes make a joke about it if they got hotheaded.  At first glance, it seems really helpless. Sometimes, the magic of money is so powerful that it is better than the light of a sword.  But no matter what, the Earl is still an extremely majestic nobleman who stands at the top of millions of people.  And the drunkard who laughed at him privately.  But he is still just an insignificant drunkard.

    In addition to military strength, the day-to-day management of Saurons City is a team led by the Kaliman family, other large and small families, and people with actual influence.  They are divided into departments with different functions and are responsible for the overall planning, maintenance and coordination of the city.  Among these, the existence of trade unions in various industries occupies a considerable part.

    Trade unions are also called guilds.  It is composed of people working in the same industry.  Not only merchants, sailors, craftsmen, painters, teachers, actors, hunters, farmers, but also monks, beggars, executioners, etc.  Guilds were established.  Among them, the earliest one was the merchant guild.  Hundreds of years of successful development made it once very powerful, almost to the point where in some places even the governors would enact laws based on its face.  Later, as the power of handicraft guilds headed by blacksmiths, carpenters, etc. continued to increase, merchant guilds in more remote towns began to gradually decline  But after all, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, especially in central cities and port cities that focus on commercial trade, the chamber of commerce still occupies a dominant position.

    In the beginning, the guild was an organization established to protect the interests of the industry, help each other, limit internal and external competition, stipulate business scope, ensure business stability, and solve the difficulties of owners.  It developed its own rules and regulations, a considerable part of which was the guild's code of ethics.  The earliest guilds were legitimate, and illegal profiteering was prohibited.  Goods coming from the sea in the city must be sworn by merchants and sailors to state the original cost and freight of the goods, and then the selling price of the goods is determined by the president and two mature and solemn people, rather than by the seller or buyer.  Locally produced handicrafts must be priced by someone who understands how much skill and labor goes into the product, and the quality of the goods sold must also be up to standard.  Nowadays, most of these beautiful qualities have gradually faded with the passage of time, becoming a history that is elusive and unattainable.  The rich and powerful guys have taken control of the unions, and even more seriously, they have even monopolized the market. They decide what can be sold and what is not allowed to be sold.

    ¡° Just like what Old Malone said, if he had transported the brandy to Sorens for sale, his end would never be any better.  If it weren't for the fact that the owner of the place of origin was Sebastian, a magician from the Master's Tower, the people working below would never feel as relaxed as the vague suppression before.  Those veterans who are skilled in playing tricks can make you spit out most of the gold coins in your pocket. Otherwise, there will be many empty beds in the detention center.

    Judging from the current situation, the efficiency of the charming woman named Jarashi is quite good.  Apparently during this period of time, the Dark Dagger Club had already greeted the people who were leading the pressure, and the other party responded in kind.  Sure enough, most of the people who were able to notice the potential economic value of this new type of wine in such a short period of time were smart people with sharp minds, and were naturally able to distinguish the priorities of things.  Of course, it is not ruled out that some of them have innumerable and unusual connections with the Dark Dagger Society. After all, since the latter is engaged in smuggling business, it is not surprising that they will develop more families.  .

    Regarding this point, in fact, Sebastian raised his eyebrows at the two main businesses that the Dark Dagger Society is currently focusing on.  In his opinion, there is actually a certain conflict between the intelligence business and the smuggling business.  You must know that whether it is smuggling or not, business transactions require a stable and stable environment. This is one of the reasons why Jarashi personally came to visit the young magician.  However, if intelligence organizations want to seize the opportunity to grow and develop, they need an environment full of variables.  If the surrounding forces are calm and the information obtained can remain unchanged for a long time, then what else do these people who are looking for information do?

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT out of which, neither Sebastian nor Isabel, who is more concerned about this business, has the slightest idea of ??completely monopolizing the brandy market.  You know, in this world with all kinds of prophecy and detection spells, the cost of doing this is unimaginable even for the richest king.  What the two hope is just to maintain their market advantage for a period of time and build their own brand name.  After a few years, even if they take the initiative to disclose the entire brewing process, it will no longer matter to the two of them.

    After Sebastian communicated with Jarashi, this limit was conveyed euphemistically, and it has obviously been tacitly accepted by the enthusiastic participants.  Although a famous philosopher once said, "Once there is an appropriate profit, businessmen will become bold. If there is 50% profit, he will take risks; for 100% profit, he will take risks."  Tramples all human laws; with 300% profit, he dares to commit any crime, even risking hanging." But obviously, compared with the conflict with the two magicians, even being hanged is nothing.  It's just a blink of an eye.

    You must know that even the waiters serving dishes in the tavern know that if you offend the evil magician, it will never be resolved by death. Those mysterious magicians have many ways to make the stupid guys who offend them,  Even death has become a luxury.  Think about it, if you had to spend the rest of your life as a puddle of mud or a smelly toad

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? For the sake of Goddess Hejin, please have mercy!

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