"Why should I cooperate with them? Are the lessons of these decades not deep enough?"

    "You asked me to set up an iron ore Bureau," Gustav said excitedly, looking at Arthur "We can sell iron ore or pig iron at a low price to them, and then their merchants can transport it to sell it all over the kingdom. In this way, we can not only control the iron mine in our own hands, but also protect our own interests! As for how many gold coins they can earn, it doesn''t matter to us."

    "I didn''t ask you to set up the iron ore Bureau for such a purpose, not to mention the blacksmiths." looking at Gustav, Arthur said faintly: "moreover, I don''t think it''s different from before."

    Gustav''s meaning is like taking shangheling as a factory, mining iron ore, wholesale it to green and campes in the south at a low price, and then sell it to all parts of the Kingdom at a high price.

    At first glance, this method is indeed good. It not only protects the interests of lingfengbao, but also maintains the cooperative relationship between the three.

    Moreover, green and campes control the sales channel. Without them, lingfengbao can''t sell the iron ore, and the two will not be satisfied with this scheme.

    But this is not what Arthur wants at all. If so, he doesn''t need Gustav to set up an iron ore Bureau.

    Looking at Gustav, Arthur said in a deep voice, "the more money we give the enemy, they will only ask for more."

    "My friend, a poor man who has enjoyed in the castle for decades, must think this is his property. Besides, we need this poor man to help watch the house."

    "Gustav, there is nothing more ridiculous than spending gold coins to let robbers protect their own safety."

    Looking at Arthur, Gustav rarely said with a deep face, "but we can only endure such sadness unless we are not afraid of death."

    Gustav naturally hopes that Arthur can recover the iron mine. He has great hope!

    But the plight of Shanghe collar is a fate that everyone knows but has to endure.

    Maybe one day it will change, but he thinks at least not now. Arthur is still too young.

    Frowning, Arthur looked at Gustav, whose face was sad and deep.

    "Gustav, your worries are too superfluous. You overestimate the threat of Warcraft and underestimate the role of the iron ore Bureau."

    "Green and campes can stop our caravan, but they can''t stop other merchants from taking goods out of the river unless they are willing to offend many nobles in the kingdom."

    "What we need is a well-trained army that can drive Warcraft down the wall. It''s not difficult."

    "My friend, you should understand that a robber who has enjoyed in the castle for decades will never leave honestly when he sees his master coming back."

    Looking at Arthur with a calm face, Gustav suddenly felt a sigh in his heart. The child who liked to listen to his stories had finally begun to become a Lord.

    Even though his idea is still very simple, at least he wants to get back what belongs to him.

    "The army is not an animal trainer. In addition to resisting Warcraft, it can also wipe out our enemies."

    "Arthur, an army needs people, many people, in addition to horses and armor!"

    Arthur had the idea of going to war with green and campes, which Gustav didn''t expect.

    In addition to his joy and excitement, he said more calmly, "Arthur, you know, even beggars and refugees don''t want to come to the river to settle down. With the difficulties of those two families, we can''t even buy a slave."

    "That''s why I asked you to set up an iron ore Bureau and summon all blacksmiths on the river!"

    Looking at the stunned told him, Arthur said slowly: "I said that the merchants of the kingdom can buy the things we can''t sell. Similarly, the things we can''t buy can also be sent in by others. As long as we master the blockade of iron, green and campes, we can''t be afraid at all."

    "You mean to let them exchange the goods we need for our armor and swords?" Gustav''s head turned and finally understood Arthur''s idea.

    Looking at him, Arthur smiled and said, "you can give them a discount. They will be very happy to barter. If you like, or you can have a hunger marketing, the one with the highest price will get it."

    In this world, iron is an absolute scarce resource. There are only five places in the whole danze Kingdom, including iron ore mountains.

    Three of them have been mined for hundreds of years, and the production capacity has already begun to decline. Now, there are only Blackstone city in the west of Wang Guo and iron mines in the north.

    Decades ago, iron coins were even in circulation in the kingdom.

    With such scarce resources, Arthur could hardly make sense if he didn''t get a monopoly on salt and iron.

    Salt monopoly. Now Lingfeng castle can''t do it. Arthur can only give up.

    However, the iron franchise is not a big problem for Lingfeng fort at all. It is nothing more than changing a mode and thinking.

    In the past, iron mines were operated by businessmen on their behalf, or directly contracted by businessmen. Aristocrats and old men would not care at all.

    The mode of operation is to convert the mined iron ore into pig iron and then transport it to all parts of the Kingdom, or directly transport iron ore.

    This is simple, but it also loses most of the benefits and the opportunity to establish a complete iron products industry chain.

    A lock armour is worth at least ten gold coins, but the iron used to forge the lock armour is not worth even a gold coin.

    If a lock armour, from iron ore to finished products, can be completed in Shanghe collar, then most of the benefits can stay in Shanghe collar.

    There are no design patents in this world.

    Moreover, when businessmen come to shangheling, they will certainly consume in shangheling.

    Most importantly, Arthur can also take advantage of the iron franchise system, combine tax with price, and pick up the opportunity to tax most of the nobles in the kingdom!

    Arthur''s words made Gustav fall into thinking, and the more he thought, the more surprised he was, and his face turned red.

    Looking at Gustav''s appearance, Arthur said with a smile: "it seems that the mayor''s career for too long has degraded your sensitivity as a businessman, Gustav."

    "Oh, my God!" after a long pause, Gustav suddenly stood up with a cry of surprise.

    "Arthur, you are a genius! My friend, there is no more shrewd businessman than you!"

    Looking at Gustav waving his arms and cheering excitedly, Arthur put a black thread on his head and raised his finger to his ass: "Gustav, it''s stuck."

    Turning around and looking at his ass, he saw that the chair was stuck on it. Looking back, Gustav smiled at Arthur: "he must be like me and wants to get up and cheer. My friend, how did you think of these genius plans? Did I become stupid because wisdom went to you!"

    Arthur just smiled. He knew himself clearly. Every middle school student who has received nine years of compulsory education can think of this idea on the earth in the 21st century.

    To say genius, he really just stood on the shoulders of giants, while Gustav only suffered the loss of no culture, and his thinking was limited by the times.

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