Looking at Sir fellers, Arthur replied, "you''re right, but this is only your guess after all. With the last lesson, they should understand that the river collar is not the object they can covet and plunder. Iron ore mountains or other things, if you want to get it, you have to honestly take out gold coins, just like now."


    "Moreover, I don''t think the Duke will sit idly by. If you want to get the iron ore mountain, it''s not enough to defeat Lingfeng Castle - this is the north after all!"


    "The Duke really won''t sit idly by." the old Sir said, "but Sir, you should know that Fengxi castle is too far from Shanghe town. In case of war, the Knights of the kewilt family won''t arrive until Shanghe town and Lingfeng castle are looted into ruins. Do you think there''s any meaning in such reinforcements?"


    Hearing the speech, Arthur smiled. The old Sir was really vague. What Fengxi castle is too far from Shanghe Town, just to tell him that you are the Duke of reinforcements and the robber who covets the wealth of Shanghe.


    "Sir fellers," said Arthur with a smile, "there are really few things that can''t be done with gold coins. Mercenaries don''t want to fight against Warcraft. Do you think they are willing to fight against humans? Of course, the loyalty of mercenaries is worrying, but what if I just let them guard the house for me? Once a year."


    Looking at Arthur with a smile on his face, the old Sir said in a low voice, "Lord count, in that case, is it necessary for us to cooperate? You don''t seem to need an ally."


    "I never said I would make an alliance with your Barrett family. The mission of the tustra family is to prevent Warcraft from passing through the sharp blade fortress. In addition, Lingfeng Castle doesn''t want to have a war with anyone, let alone participate in the struggle between any nobles."


    "That''s a beautiful idea," said Sir fellers with a hint of contempt, "But your actions seem to be just the opposite of what you think. If you really want to live a stable life, you shouldn''t take back the iron mine and raise the price of iron products to today''s level. There are many bachelors in your territory. I think they must have told you the current situation of the Kingdom and the consequences of some of your actions. Lord count, is the peace of the river collar You broke it yourself. "


    Arthur said, "Shanghe collar has never had real peace, and what you call a stable day is just to let everyone in Shanghe collar wait for death. We don''t want any war except Warcraft, but if someone wants to provoke the majesty of Lingfeng castle, I will let him enjoy the same treatment as Warcraft!"


    "Sir fellers, I know better than you what the river leader needs. If you Barrett family really want something, you should give equal benefits in exchange, not with a woman or some useless promises. Who can guarantee that your neighbor is not another robber?"


    The old jazz lowered his eyelids and began to contemplate expressionless.


    He didn''t expect that the trip would be so bad and the negotiation with Arthur would be so difficult. Not only did the marriage fail, but the other party didn''t even need the support of their Barrett family.


    Stupid! Naive! He thought.


    After some thinking, he took a sip of water from the wine glass on the table and said, "what price will it cost you to provide what we need?"


    As a member of the Barrett family, it was difficult for him to say this, because it was tantamount to their Barrett family falling into a passive position in this negotiation.


    "It''s impossible to have 200 sets of weapons and armor every year. The output of iron ore mountain is limited. I can give you 50 sets at most every year..."


    "Fifty sets, that''s too little!" the old Sir interrupted Arthur excitedly. "This is less than half of the previous one. We need at least 150 sets a year!"


    "Yes!" Arthur replied immediately.


    Arthur answered decisively and quickly, which made pheles''s dissatisfied expression freeze directly on his face.


    Before he asked, Arthur continued, "I can give you 150 sets of weapons and armor a year, but equally, you will give me 450 families a year."


    "Population! You need people?" the old Sir looked incredible. Arthur''s condition made him feel that there was something wrong with his ears.


    "Yes, man. It shouldn''t be a big problem for your Barrett family."


    Sir fellers thought. There were hundreds of families, but only one or two thousand people, which was really no problem for their Barrett family.


    After so many years of recuperation, there are at least two or three hundred thousand people in the family territory. It is estimated that hundreds of people starve to death every year, and the population of the whole dornsk county is five or six million!


    It was a very good deal, thought Sir fellers.


    Looking at Arthur, sir fellers resumed his smile: "Lord count, you just need a little population. In that case, why don''t we still provide us with 200 sets of weapons and armor every year according to the original conditions, and our Barrett family provides you with a population of 600 families. What do you think?"


    Shit, the price is too low!


    As soon as he saw a new smile on his face, Arthur immediately realized that his offer for 450 families was too low!


    The population is the most valuable resource for the Shanghe collar, but for the Barrett family, the population in the territory is too large to support.


    From the reaction of fellers Barrett, Arthur suddenly realized that he had always regarded "people" too precious due to the influence of previous lives and river collar conditions.


    In the eyes of the aristocrats who are not short of population in these territories, serfs and slaves are really just high-grade livestock. As long as they are not free people, they can do anything in their own interest.


    Shit, no wonder the Green family promised so happily and lost! For a moment, Arthur''s heart was very lost, as if he had been taken advantage of.


    He knew that the status of serfs in the world was low, and slaves were even inferior to livestock. But habitual thinking kills people. He is a good otaku in China in the 21st century. No matter how he understands the world, he can''t really treat people as livestock.


    What a loss... I want to go back on my word!


    After finishing his mood, Arthur looked embarrassed and said, "200 sets of weapons and armor, this is absolutely not good. Don''t say 200 sets, that''s 150 sets. I also regret that I promised too hastily."


    Hearing the speech, the old Sir smiled contemptuously: "the count doesn''t want to go back, or think the previous offer is too low, so he''s going to talk to the lion?"


    Nodding, Arthur said without concealment: "Yes, I do want to go back. As you said, there are a group of robbers staring at the river collar to ensure the supply of weapons and armor. They may be able to bear it. But once I give you the Barrett family 150 sets, or even 200 sets of weapons and armor, they are likely to attack like wolves. So, 200 sets of armor..."


    Arthur shook his head in embarrassment.


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