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Chapter 7 Outrageous Price

"It's hard to imagine that such a dirty place is actually the capital of the kingdom!"

A shrill cry came from Ronan's ear.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a lady with a broken expression screaming. Not far from her, a woman in a sackcloth expressionlessly poured dung from a pot on the street.

The former took a big step back, covered his face and was trembling.

Other pedestrians passing by turned a blind eye to the woman's behavior, but looked at the screaming lady with contempt.

After all, only nobles can make such a reaction.

Recently, there have been a large number of nobles who have fled to Triumph City from other places for refuge. Some of the small and medium nobles lost the support of their territories and are not eligible to enter the comfort zone of the upper class such as the Central Palace.

Due to the pressure of life, they had to move to the outskirts to live, which really made the residents here see a lot of jokes.

In this era of lack of entertainment, being able to see the embarrassing performance of nobles and gentlemen is a great talking point for common people.

"The ground here is really dirty. I heard that the environment in other cities in the Kingdom is not as bad as Triumph City. I can't figure it out."

Ed looked at his feet and moaned, even he didn't like stepping on a pile of excrement.

"Because it is the capital, the initial urban planning could not keep up with the growth rate of the population, and there was a lack of clean-up personnel, so it was inevitable that it would suffer heavy losses."

Ronan looked at the densely packed houses along the street.

The initial architectural planning of Triumph City only considered the daily life of a population of 10, but in the decades since it was built, the population has skyrocketed to nearly 50.

The comfort zone of the aristocrats occupies a large area of ​​land in the center. A large number of people are crowded in a small environment, and the domestic waste generated has nowhere to be piled up. The public health system cannot keep up, and gradually the dirty city of today is formed. .

In fact, compared with the past, the environment on the streets here has been improved.

Due to the Black Death, fewer people lived here, and naturally it became cleaner.

The Chamber of Commerce Center of Triumph City was built at the entrance of the South City Gate, where the most people flow. Since the surrounding area is no longer a residential area, the ground can at least be able to walk down.

After Ronan got off Ed, he entered it.

In the central hall, there is a huge notice board, on which are pasted scrolls filled with transaction information.

Ronan found a nearby receptionist and asked him to bring the list of territories that were being sold recently to him.

At the same time, he took out a map that roughly depicted the distribution of power in the mainland, and fell into thought.

The continent where Ronan is now is divided into two by a huge stretch of mountains, which is called the Death Mountain.

On this side of the mountain range is the mighty Sinnoh Empire.

The empire is composed of seven main bodies, including the Ordovician Kingdom directly ruled by the emperor, the North Lion Principality guarding the Death Mountain, the Coral Principality located on the peninsula, the Elven Kingdom with the largest forest area, the sanctuary ruled by the church, and countless colleges. The bachelor's castle was formed by the collection, and the city-state community Dantuma Alliance formed by merchants.

The owner of the Triumph City Chamber of Commerce Center where Ronan is now is a high-level member of the Dantuma Alliance, who is also working in the palace as the general manager of currency issuance.

The gold and silver coins currently popular in the Sinnoh Empire rely on the gold-plating process that is difficult for the Dantuma Alliance to replicate, making the cost of imitation much higher than the value of the gold coins themselves.

Coupled with the ability to circulate in the chambers of commerce established by the Dantuma Alliance in various parts of the empire, the value of gold coins has been unanimously recognized by the lords.

Only in this way can a unified monetary unit be established in this era.

After receiving the price list handed over by the receptionist, Ronan frowned.

Although he knew that the nobles were greedy, he never expected it to be so outrageous.

The cheapest territory on the list costs more than 3 gold coins. It is far away from the capital and is located in the mountainous area on the border of the kingdom. It is sparsely populated and has no ore, so it is difficult to grow food.

Good guy, during the prosperous period of your territory, can you have fifty gold coins in tax revenue a year?How dare you sell it for thirty thousand?Go crazy.

Ronan can understand the feelings of these fiefdom nobles. The fiefdom can be said to be the foundation of a family's survival in this era. It is the belief of many nobles that is more precious than their lives. Its true value is difficult to measure with money. give up.

But at this price, that is a pure dream.

No wonder he hadn't heard many rumors about the transfer of the fief during this period of time. It seemed that the deal about the fief had just begun.

Foreign aristocrats wanted to sell at a high price, but were unwilling to sell at a low price.

The nobles in the city are waiting for a three-month period. If you don't sell it, you will be driven back to your fief. At that time, the price will not be your decision.

On the other hand, they are also buying time for themselves. After all, after buying the fief, the three-month deadline will be their own.

Ronan looked through the list, ignoring those fiefdoms that were close to Triumph City and had a superior geographical location.

These places have already been reserved by the heirs of the big family, and it does not meet his expectations of being far away from the center, let alone he can't afford it.

In the end, he settled on one of the locations.

"cold collar"

Located in the northernmost border area of ​​the kingdom, there are many mountains and hills in the territory, and further north is the desolate ice field.

Its advantage is that because it is remote enough, the cold wind collar covers a wide range, and even as long as you are brave enough, the huge no-man's land in the north can be completely regarded as your own territory.

Moreover, the vast land and sparse population are disadvantages for other lords, but it is suitable for Ronan.

No matter how big of a commotion he makes, it won't attract attention.

As for the price of Cold Wind Collar, Ronan ignored it directly. This number has no practical significance, and the seller is completely pricing it according to the land price of Triumph City.

"Baron Exeter, contact address Lake Center Avenue, Southwest District, No. 18 Violet Street."

Ronan wrote down the location of the other party. The key to this kind of transaction is to have a face-to-face meeting between the two parties.

In fact, after seeing the place where the other party lives now, Ronan already has confidence in his heart.

In Triumph City, the comfort zone of nobles is divided into three areas from top to bottom.

At the top is undoubtedly the Central Palace, and in the middle is the Triumph Avenue next to the Mission District.

Finally, there is the Lake Center Avenue built around St. Peter's Lake in recent years.

Due to the lack of background, the nobles of Huxin Avenue can only spend money continuously in order to improve their status and show their face.

Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are all the most expensive choices, so that people in the entire area have developed a culture of extravagance and pleasure.

And they extremely despise the lives of common people. If the standard of the banquet held by the local nobles does not meet the requirements of the guests, they will be boycotted and even expelled!
Baron Exeter is obviously a dignified nobleman who disdains to be in the living area of ​​common people.

But Ronan didn't think that a small nobleman in a remote mountainous area could afford the cost of living on Lake Central Avenue.

The baron must have been anxiously awaiting his arrival.

(End of this chapter)