Although Barrett's words were not loud, the Earl of Borham still heard it in his ears. He nodded and touched his chin: "Those guys have been eating well for decades, and it's time for them to bleed."

As one of the powerful princes of the Nokhan Kingdom, the intelligence system of Borham was quite efficient. Although it was not easy to know the situation of the nobles and bureaucrats in the city, they also had general information.

After the siege, most of the nobles and bureaucrats escaped from the city with their families and wealth. Naturally, their property will be taken over by occupying troops.

Although according to the war rules of the Early Western Continent, the nobles with genealogy are protected. However, the attacking party in the war will only ensure their safety in life after they surrender or surrender. As for property, they are theoretically the spoils of the victors.

Even in an environment where swordless swords are unaware of the battlefield, it is not easy to ensure the personal safety of those nobles. In a sense, the nobles on the battlefield are also a spoil. They need the families behind them to pay a large amount of ransom to regain their freedom. In addition to traditional factors, a large part of the enemies who face their swords are also merciless for the ransom.

But no matter how important wealth is, it is not as good as the lives of those soldiers! There are conditions for taking mercy on the battlefield. Unless both sides have enough tacit understanding, one side must have the ability to suppress comprehensively or have sufficient safe means of capturing.

The situation in this captured city is almost the same. In order to protect their wealth as much as possible, the guys naturally chose to escape. But in this short period of time, all they could take away was cash, jewelry, bank checks, valuable bonds and treasured weapons. Real estate, goods in warehouses, and other bulky materials could only be left in the city. These were naturally the spoils of the Nokhan army.

Of course, if you choose to surrender immediately as a leader, the situation will indeed be much better. Although it takes a little bit of a joining party, the winning side is often not too much in the goal of being a horse bone in Qianjin City. However, not everyone can make up their minds in this regard, because they are not sure which side will win the war in the end.

You should know that it is not easy for betrayers to gain trust again. Moreover, the "vote letter" that those who surrender need to pay to become trusted "leaders" must stand on the front desk to show their own light and heat. From co-payment to laboring troops to management of the occupied areas, they must show their faces. If this continues, the mark on their bodies will not be easily washed away.

It would be fine if the Kingdom of Nokhan achieved the final victory, but for those of the enlightened people who were the first to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, they would still give preferential treatment to gain some benefits from the war dividends. But if the Kingdom of Lucia wins the final victory, these betrayers will eventually leave their hometowns and embark on the road of escape.

Make up tomorrow

The huge convoy severely slowed down Joe Ji and his team. However, it was not possible to take these specialties on the way. Various emergencies that have continued to occur over the past year have made the vaults in the territory increasingly sluggish.

Although several new products were added, they could not solve the urgent problem. The steel and weapons industry that rose up after a large number of dwarves has not yet been able to open up a large number of export channels. Because it is not only the Borham Territory that acquired the dwarves, but it can be said that the entire principality has benefited from it. Although the Borham Territory bit a piece of fat on it, it is also going to face continuous competition in its territory.

Of course, it is really true that Borham has no advantage at all, but it is not entirely true. At least because of Georgie's proper planning, these dwarves will take two months to formally produce than other territories.

But in the information society before traveling through time, as long as the time difference between the two months is properly operated, it is definitely possible to establish a leading advantage. However, there is not much difference in this magical semi-feudal society.

In particular, iron products are not really consumables in this world. In addition to the large amount of losses in the war, some self-cultivated farmers can even be passed on to their families. Therefore, the sales in the Duke of Nokhan can only be said to be average, and the largest order comes from the demand for internal replacement of the territory. As for the Principality, the two items of fame and trade barriers are not so easy to break through.

As for things like convenient food, if you want to compete with old items, the profit in the middle will become very low. It can be said that this is a living labor-intensive industry. Its biggest function is that a large number of women and half-aged men can get a job that can support themselves. If you really want to say that the territory makes a profit in the middle, you still can't say much.

In addition to high-end wine, the goods brought to Karada this time also had a truckload of excellent equipment made by dwarf masters. As for products such as milk powder, Qiao Ji only brought a few cans to try it out. It is precisely because the fleet is of too high value, it is safer to follow Qiao Ji's business if you act in a unified way. Otherwise, if something happens, several thousand gold coins will be completely wasted.

However, with such powerful force to escort, Qiao Ji hopes that a few eye-opening robbers will come to relieve him. It is of course better to be able to add some cheap labor to the quarry.

However, unlike the last thrilling stimulation, this journey can be said to be calm. After nearly 5 days of walking and stopping, there was almost nothing unusual except for the business trips. Qiao Ji was so idle that he had to focus his main attention on the internal refining of his body. The jade liquid flowed and the thunder flashed. Although the change was very weak, Qiao Ji really felt that he was constantly improving.

The storm is rare, and the plainness is the real thing. After arriving at Karada without any disturbance, Georgia finally saw the long-lost marble bathroom. Georgia, who got into the hot water, thought: "It would be too luxurious to build such a bathroom in Poitu Castle! But if you go to the public bathroom, it would be inconsistent with the current social atmosphere, not to mention that it may be threatened with infectious diseases."

After washing away the dusty look all the way, Qiao Ji's own father met again in the study. The father and son who were usually busy with their own things and could only contact him by letter met again after three months and six days. However, this may be too long of alienation, the father and son did not find a better topic for a while.

After a brief silence, Viscount Borham opened his conversation first: "The previous attack did not hurt you, right! Although you said in your letter that you had not been affected, I still hope to confirm this time."

Viscount Borham's expression was quite gentle while speaking, and his eyes revealed a little warmth. This might be the so-called licking feeling! However, Qiao Ji felt quite uncomfortable with this, even though he was a little moved, but his two-year-old emotions were quite resistant to it. This might be called an alternative kind of pride!

He shrugged and said with a very helpless expression: "Although my strength may not be very good, my ability to protect myself is still very strong. Perhaps the younger generation of Nuohan can only be said to be of medium and upper level, but few people who are still in the hematite level if they save their lives are better than mine."

Of course, in the past, Xilun was able to crush the whole audience with his superman strength. However, when he became a formal knight, he left the level comparison of Qiao Jiyi and the others. It can be said that Qiao Ji was realistic, and there was no tiger or monkey in the mountains to be called the king.

"Okay! I just want to confirm it again." Viscount Bohram put down his arched hands and said as if he was relieved. "It was really hard for you during the attack of the Dark Elves. The Duke appreciated you for establishing medical points in Ashwood Town to provide treatment for those adventurers. He said that your move has made our Duchy Khan gain a good reputation among the adventurers in the Western Continent. This has a certain impact on the future development of our Duchy Khan and the possible war with the Lucia Kingdom."

Hearing this, Qiao Ji immediately changed into another expression, which could be said to be a traitor of wealth: "Is that true, my father? By the way, have you taken that opportunity to give me some rewards to the Duke?"

"Ba!" After hearing this, Viscount Bolum immediately stood up and came to Qiao Ji and gave him a thrill: "Although you were a little rich man before, when did you reach this level of being comparable to the dragon? I don't remember that I had educated you at the beginning."

Qiao Ji couldn't stand this. As soon as his face changed, he immediately started crying and poor: "My father, you really don't know that the food and rice are expensive! Let's not talk about anything else, just accepting the dwarfs! Although from a long-term perspective, we Bollum earned obviously. But the cost of settling them is not low! And it is impossible to rely on them to make money back in a short period of time. Similarly, although the previous medical points were charged, it was just to maintain a balance of income and expenditure! Otherwise, where do you think a good reputation comes from? If it weren't for cultivating the apprentices of the herbalists in the territory, I wouldn't have done those thankless things! Isn't it good to have this free time to find a way to make more money? The capital flow in the territory is still tense!"

"Okay OK! Don't talk about it in this regard in a long way." Viscount Bollum put down his hand that was originally pressed on Georgie's head, "Don't I know you yet? I believe that the capital chain in the territory is tight, but this is when you don't use the deposit in the vault! No matter what, as long as we have not yet reached the Borgie's borough, we shouldn't cry over there when we have to borrow from those large chambers of commerce in the continent."

Georgie had to give a patient explanation in front of his father: "That was a reserve for dealing with emergencies, and I had already used some of it during the battle with the Dark Elves. At that time, many caravans were worried about the safety of land transportation in our Duchy of Khan, and a large number of adventurers and mercenaries were attracted by the high rewards from the Principality, and a large number of caravans chose to take a detour, and the tax revenue of the territory suddenly dropped. In addition, in order to deal with the series of changes brought about by the threat of the Dark Elves, the expenses in the territory increased greatly. Not only were the treasurys that were usually prepared for emergency response, but even the savings of the treasury had to be used."

"Don't worry! This money can definitely be earned slowly after the situation stabilizes. And I don't think it will affect you to the next auction." Viscount Borham deliberately blinked at Georgie, as if saying what you are thinking in my heart. I actually know what you are thinking.

"For the auction, I actually just want to go to the world with the Val Knight! This kind of transaction method that may not be held once every few years, I don't think I can find anything suitable on it." As he said that, Qiao Ji showed a bitter face.

"I think your idea really needs to be changed. If you want something easy to use and cheap, you need not only to look for it patiently, but more to rely on luck." Viscount Bollum turned around, "Although you seemed to have good luck a few times before, what you got was not a great thing. So at the auction this time, you really think there is something suitable! I think you should be able to grasp the right amount with your stingy nature."

When Qiao Ji heard this, he seemed to be beating a little faster. After all, he was an ordinary person in his previous life and had never really participated in the auction! With such expectations, Qiao Ji and the Val Knight went to the auction location a few days later.

It is really unimaginable that this auction that is interesting to the legendary powerful people like the Val Knight was held in a seemingly ordinary mansion in the outer city. The mansion has a three-story brick and wood structure, a red tiled slope roof, and a clear red brick wall. The facade composition is simple and elegant, and the towering slope roof and exposed wooden tile tile tile tile make the building look friendly and simple. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!