Speaking of food, Siweix couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
Although the mysterious young businessman with black hair reached an agreement with them and provided them with food on a regular basis in accordance with the rules, the rebel army avoided the consequences of suffering due to food.
However, the amount of food this guy provides each time can only feed hundreds of thousands of rebels for three days. In other words, the food purchased will be eaten in three days.
If the other party does not continue to provide food, the rebels will still be in great crisis.
¡°I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s his own illusion, but Siwicks always felt that the other party seemed to be holding something back.
In this regard, Siweix also asked the other party tentatively.
The reasons given by the other party are very reasonable. Because of the war, the Mediterranean is not peaceful either.
The fleets of the Ottomans and European countries were fighting fiercely in the Mediterranean, so maritime commerce had completely come to a standstill.
He can get food, which is already very good.
At least it¡¯s relatively stable.
The commercial channels on the land have been completely closed by the Ottomans.
Every time he gets enough food for hundreds of thousands of people to eat for three days, he has already used all his strength.
Hearing the other party¡¯s explanation, Siwicks thought about it carefully and found that it was not unreasonable.
Therefore, even if he had such an idea, he was eventually suppressed.
However, the other party has maintained a stable supply of food and has not delayed the transaction at all. Westwicks also saw something intriguing from this, that is, the other party's supply channels are very stable, and if possible, they are fully capable of expanding supply.
It¡¯s just that this is the other party¡¯s secret, and it¡¯s not easy for me to ask about it.
¡° Moreover, judging from the other party¡¯s attitude, it seems that they have not thought about expanding supply to themselves. Maybe there is some caution in thinking about one's ability to pay, and fear that one will not be able to pay for the supply of food?
In the end, Siwicks himself gave a reasonable explanation. It comforted myself.
In fact, what Siwicks didn¡¯t know was that the young man who made the deal with him didn¡¯t want to expand the transaction at all, nor was he incapable of expanding the transaction size.
The reason why this kind of stable trade scale is maintained is just for the convenience of controlling the rebel army.
Think about it, the food supply is controlled by the other party, and the supply can be completely cut off as long as the other party is unhappy. If something like this happens. The impact on the rebels was huge.
After all, in addition to soldiers, there are also more old, weak, sick, disabled and women in the rebel army.
These people need to consume a lot of food every day.
And the senior leaders of the rebel army did not dare to ignore these people. After all, their husbands, sons and brothers had all joined the rebel army to fight.
So, if their family members cannot be well taken care of. The rebel army is bound to become unstable.
It is precisely for this reason that every time a young man comes to deliver food in person, he is treated as a distinguished guest by the senior leaders of the rebel army.
"These people are afraid that if they don't greet them well, they will offend this important guy and cut off their important source of food.
What¡¯s more important is that every time this young man comes, he will bring some information.
Although some of this information is very irrelevant. But some are very important to the rebels.
Based on all the above, how could Siwex and the others not pay attention to this partner.
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But you also have to know that even if they occupy the entire Principality of Hungary, they will still need that young businessman to provide a stable food supply for a long time to come.
??For the Hungarians, they are invaders.
And. After occupying Hungary, production will not be restored for a period of time.
Even if production is resumed, it will take up to two years.
It is now past the time to sow in spring, which means it is too late for people to sow this year.
¡° Moreover, this is only if they can fully control Hungary and the people obey the law.
So, there is a gap period of one to two years. This is still a small amount.
Considering this, having a stable food supplier is indispensable.
Regarding this, a young man from the Intelligence Department of the Empire¡¯s Chinese origin pretended to be a businessman. Very clear.
What he is doing now is just to maintain a friendly relationship with Siwex and the others and improve their mutual trust.
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And in order to make Siwex and others follow some of his suggestions, food must be a very advantageous means.
Unless Westwicks and the others are willing to go hungry.
However, I think this is unlikely.
And by occupying the Principality of Hungary, Westwicks and the others have offended the church military group.
So, Siwex and the others will definitely not be able to purchase a large amount of supplies and food from Europe to supply their survival.
Although those Jewish businessmen who would do anything for money would take risks to do business with them.
¡°But these businessmen are not very large in scale, and they also have to bear great risks in lending. Once the church finds out, these businessmen who are involved with Siwex are destined to not end well.
Therefore, without themselves, Westwicks and the others actually don¡¯t have many choices.
After all, the empire doesn¡¯t have to look at the face of the church to act, and the empire¡¯s economic strength is very strong, and its military strength is also growing.
Now Europe is in chaos, and Asia is beginning to show signs of it.
The greedy Ottomans saw the opportunity to benefit from the chaos of Europe, so they hurriedly joined.
But they know that if they join, they will suffer a loss.
It can be said that the more chaotic the world is, the more beneficial it will be to the development of the Song Empire.
It is best that all countries are in turmoil and that they have no time to be distracted at sea.
So when the empire develops to a certain extent and occupies the ocean and becomes the hegemon, it will be useless even if the other countries react.
Originally, according to the plan of the Imperial Military and Intelligence Department, it was just to mess up Europe. But no one thought of it. The Ottomans, however, rushed over to join in.
Therefore, without doing anything else, the empire simply plotted against the Ottomans.
After all, the future empire also needs to fight for an area under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
So, wouldn¡¯t it be good to use this opportunity now to weaken Osman and cause some trouble for it?
For these. Except for the Chinese people in the Imperial Intelligence Department, the Military Department and some special departments, not many people know about it.
At least, the Europeans living in the Americas and the few North African Arab merchants who came to do business did not get any news.
The Serbian uprising gave the empire an opportunity.
Although communication technology is not very developed now, Mabond, the governor of the Cairo Concession, has grasped this very well. Arrangements were quickly made.
In this way, the Intelligence Department of the Cairo Concession got in touch with Siwicks and the others, and began to provide support in the form of grain trade.
Yes, it¡¯s support.
¡°Don¡¯t look at Siwex and the others when they bought food, they paid for it.
But the problem is, the current situation and environment of West Weeks and others. But no one dares to do business with them even if they have money.
Even the big businessmen among the Jews did not dare.
Although small businessmen are willing to take risks, the amount of food they can provide is not large, and it is also very unstable.
You must know that the chaotic wars in European countries have seriously affected people's livelihood.
The Europeans themselves are in great demand for food, and the food that the merchants have on hand is simply in short supply, and it is very safe.
So, who would deal with people like Siwicks?
Who knows when the rebel army will be destroyed. And no one in the rebel army knows whether they can get the money.
¡°If I sell food to the rebels, it would be a big loss if the rebels don¡¯t pay.
You must know that the risks involved in making transactions with the rebels are very high.
If there is not a big enough benefit, no one will take the risk.
Therefore, after considering all kinds of considerations, we can only do business with this young man of Chinese origin. is the best choice.
After all, the other party¡¯s supply is stable and its price is very reasonable.
?If we change to another businessman, let¡¯s not say whether the other party can provide food stably. The price alone is definitely not something the rebels can afford.
So, for this Chinese businessman, Siwex felt helpless and liked him at the same time.
What is helpless is that the other party cannot expand the amount of food and only provides food for three days at a time.
What I like is that the supply is stable and the price is not high.
After Siwicks mentioned food, he suddenly thought of many things.
"We have been notified by the people sent by the other party. The food from the other party will be delivered to the camp at dusk. At the same time, the other party asked, have we prepared the food payment?"
After receiving a response, Siwicks smiled bitterly.
The other party really wants money, but I can¡¯t say why.
After all, the price offered by the other party is very reasonable, and the grain is not that low-quality old rice.
¡°What else can I say about this?
The other party requires payment once the goods arrive and is determined not to default on the goods. Westwicks can actually understand this.
"Let the people below prepare the money quickly, and at the same time count how much money we have left. Maybe we need to order a batch of weapons from the other party."
Yes, the Yafei Castle is about to fall, so after capturing the Yafei Castle, we will march to the Hungarian capital.
So, before that, the rebel army also needs to change their uniforms and improve them, right?
At this moment, a cavalryman wearing inferior leather armor came running from a distance, beating his horse.
When this cavalryman was still some distance away from West Wicks, he stopped his horse, turned over and started trotting all the way.
"Chief, someone is flying a white flag at the top of Yafei Castle!"