Lord of Rot

Chapter 271 Dreaming of a nobleman

"Sir, you can leave this matter to me," Denis said proactively, "I will go to the Porcupine Territory this month, and I can take them there with me."

"Thank you so much!"

Naturally, Li Qi did not need to go there in person to buy corn. Deni assigned one of his apprentices to follow the little girl away. After the purchase was completed, he would come back to inform Li Qi of the results of the purchase.

Naturally, the few people's stroll in Donggang City could not be interrupted by this trivial matter, although Li Qi really wanted to see the amount of corn with his own eyes.

If there is enough corn for him to plant in April, and when the 4 slaves arrive in the future, he will not have to worry too much about food.

Li Qixin said: "New fields need to be cultivated. To feed more people, we must expand the scale of winemaking, textiles, honey, etc."

Among them, the scale expansion of honey is probably the simplest, because Akke's orders are higher than those of the queen bee, and multiple queens can even coexist. As long as Li Qi gives an order, the queen bee can produce wildly without limit.

The restriction on winemaking comes from food, and population is a trivial matter.

A little girl held an iron basin filled with oysters.

"and many more!"

Denis stopped her: "Bring me some vinegar oysters."

"Yes, my lord"

The little girl put the iron basin down, took out a knife and skillfully pried open the oyster shells, then took off the vinegar bag from her waist and poured a little on the meat.

The sour vinegar mixed with lemon flavor makes people salivate when asked.

Deni handed a piece of oyster to Li Qi, and Li Qi waved his hand gently: "Sorry, I don't eat raw food."

Although his physique was extraordinary, Li Qi did not want to swallow the parasites.

The medical level in this world is very low.

"That's really a pity," said Hawkwood, who had just received the oysters. "You can't eat such good things in the Three Forks River. I can only eat river mussels."

He enjoyed pouring the oyster meat and vinegar into his mouth.

Denis put the portion handed to Li Qi into his own mouth, and said with a smile in a special tone: "For men, this is a treasure."

Hawkwood laughed: "Hahahaha!"

After Deni paid, they moved on.

Deni introduced: "Ahead is the port of Donggang City."

Li Qi looked at the huge port in front of him, and his heart beat slightly faster.

Porcupine collar can currently only build a pier for two ships to dock, but there are more than a dozen such piers in Donggang City, which is still visible.

There are estimated to be a dozen or even dozens of docks in other directions.

Most ships from the eastern, northern, and southern coastal areas of Lurea continent will pass through here.

There are flags of various colors and symbols on the ship.

Some come from a noble family, some have the logo of the Chamber of Commerce, and some may be a pirate.

People were everywhere carrying goods on and off the ship.

Noisy, messy.

The weather hasn't warmed up yet, but some people took off their shirts and were covered in sweat due to hard work.

"I can only be considered a medium-sized merchant in Donggang City," Denis said. "I only have a few ships of my own and a few caravans of my own, but I can't compare with those big merchants."

It is true that only by seeing it with your own eyes can you know the horror of Donggang City. Deni, who can spend thousands of gold days, is indeed not a big businessman here.

Not to mention the taxes collected by the port due to the docking of ships, the turnover generated by these merchants trading goods in Donggang City is an astronomical figure.

He feels that the 633 gold days and 75 silver months he earned today are not very good.

Oh, that feeling is called jealousy.

Then they walked around again, and Li Qi suddenly asked: "How much does it cost to buy a boat?"

“It depends on what type of boat you need,” Deni said.

Li Qi said: "The Porcupine kind."

"The price is not cheap." Deni shook his head slightly and said, "About 300-400 gold days."

Li Qi was surprised: "The price fluctuation gap is so big?"

"Sometimes we come across some cheap ships. For example, if the owner of the ship is suddenly short of money, he can even lower the price to 200 gold days!" Denis smiled and then said: "But most of the time the price is only Above 300 gold days.”

"What about the older boats?"

"Older boats will be cheaper, but they will always have various problems if they are repaired. Some people will hide the problems with their boats and sell them to others after they are old or seriously damaged and repaired. Man, buy yourself a new one.”

Li Qi nodded: "I have heard stories of this type."

"I don't often buy boats," Deni said. "Maintenance, sailors, captain, etc. If a boat can't bring enough profits, I won't consider buying it, even if it's cheap enough."

The Porcupine Territory requires multiple ships, not only for shipping needs, but also for frequent travel to and from the High Demon Land Island.

"Maybe you could hire someone to build a boat yourself," Denis suggested.

"do it yourself?"

"Yes, there are some skilled craftsmen who can make ships. As long as you pay enough money and provide materials, the price is only about 150 gold days."

Li Qi asked: "How long does it take to build a ship? It's as big as the Porcupine."

"It should take about half a year, if you have enough craftsmen."

That's too long.

The Porcupine Territory is developing rapidly, and half a year is enough for the territory to undergo earth-shaking changes. Perhaps by then, ordinary brigantine cargo ships will no longer be able to satisfy him.

"Better buy a boat."

I happened to have money in my hand.

Once money is earned, it must be made valuable.

“If you’re looking to buy a boat, I have a friend who happens to be selling boats,” Deni said.

Li Qi looked at the smiling Deni. Businessmen can always create business opportunities all the time.

Li Qi even guessed that if he had just said that he wanted to build a new ship, Deni would have immediately recommended a craftsman.

Li Qi said: "If the price of your friend's boat is low enough and the boat is in good condition, you can consider it."

"I can contact him now," Deni said.

The whole process of buying a boat was very fast, and even a person like Li Qi who didn't know much could tell that the boat was in excellent condition, at least better than the Porcupine.

It is understood that Denis' friend sold the boat because his daughter married the second son of a minor nobleman.

Because his daughter will be married to Horse City in the desert, where she will be rarely used on ships. She might as well do some horse selling work, but start-up funds are always needed.

This businessman had great ambitions and planned to use his identity as the son-in-law of a nobleman to sell horses.

In the end, Deni lowered the price to 203 gold days. The price of those 3 gold days could not be lowered no matter what, and Li Qi had no choice but to accept it.

The other party also has a prerequisite, which is that it must be paid in full by Jinri, and the entire amount must be settled in cash.

Li Qi understood what he meant. He could make a fortune by converting 203 gold days into silver months.

The businessman who sells the boat is not really stupid. He may make a little profit, but the other party will never lose.

He thought to himself: "You should really leave the job of buying the boat to Qiao. Maybe a businessman can do it, and the price can be lower."

Even if the transaction was converted into bronze stars, it would not be possible for Li Qi to save 97 gold days, so he was still happy to settle the bill in gold days.

Li Qi paid the money very generously and wished him a safe journey.

There are many businessmen who dreamed of becoming nobles and ended up bankrupt.

The real local nobles looked down upon them, but they thought that at least the nobles from other places might be blind, and then they happily left to live a noble life. When they arrived, they found that it was completely different from what they imagined.

The life of a large part of the aristocracy is not even comparable to that of the small merchants selling soap in Donggang City.

In some cases, you may have to carry a hoe to cultivate the land yourself.

Only when they arrive will they discover that everything is a scam. They will not live in the castle and enjoy the service of servants, there will be no luxurious banquets and dances, and there will be no greetings from noble ladies and ladies. Instead, they will live in a den as refugees.

But one thing is true, the child he gives birth to will be of noble blood, and he has completed a class leap.

"Thank you for helping me lower the price just now. This saved me a lot of money," Li Qi said to Deni.

"That's also for the good of my friend." Denis smiled: "When he is desperate in the future, maybe I will feel guilty for squeezing him today, and then lend him a sum of money so that he can make a comeback."

The corners of Li Qi's mouth twitched slightly: "You are more kind than me, my friend."

Hawkwood stood far away, and he also took the initiative to avoid Li Qi when he bought the boat, but after Li Qi and Deni got off the boat, he said: "The businessman should be very disappointed."

He chatted with the captain of the ship below and learned why the merchant wanted to sell the ship.

"More than disappointed," said Reacher.

No one in Dongxia knows Horse City better than Li Qi.

Horse City is a den of bandits, Crow Camel came from there, and the heir of Horse City died in the hands of the ghoul controlled by Reacher.

A terrible place.