After listening to Mrs. Mirabeau's words, Balian understood what was going on. She was just a mother who was anxious about the future, and was thinking of safe strategies in advance for the safety of her mother and son.
Balian stood up and walked to the railing of the terrace, looking at the sea outside the city. He sighed and said: "The world is changing very quickly, and I cannot guarantee you that I will be able to protect you, mother and son.
However, I can assure you that as long as I am still alive, once you encounter irresistible danger and come to Fort Norland, I will definitely let you survive, although there is a high probability that you will change your name and live in seclusion.
.”
At this time, Madame Mirabeau also stood up and stood next to Balian. She exuded the unique fragrance of Nolandenburg red rose soap, which smelled very good.
She also looked into the distance, and after a while, she said to Balian: "Why do you agree to me so easily? Are there no conditions?
Although you are a knight with strong martial arts skills, integrity and kindness, but you are so close to that businessman and you also guide him in doing business, I think you should be a person who pays attention to the exchange of interests."
Balian nodded decisively, "Yes, Madam Mirabeau, I am the second son of a low-level knight family and am not qualified to inherit the territory.
If it hadn't been for the opportunity to go out to suppress bandits and the blessing of the God of Fire, I would still be standing guard in Wallombre, huddled in a smelly dormitory with a bunch of rough guys.
But now that my destiny has changed, although it is not particularly good, I have my own territory and a group of reliable friends and subordinates. I will work hard for them. This is why I agreed to you.
"
Mrs. Mirabeau looked at Balian and smiled, "Okay, I like frank people. Telling the truth is much better than beating around the bush.
Tell me, what do you want me to do for you? As long as it is within my ability, I will try my best to satisfy you."
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I would like to ask you to be the spokesperson for our Nolandenburg painted pottery and soap." Balian requested sincerely.
After hearing what Balian said, Mrs. Mirabeau asked with confusion: "Spokesperson? What kind of job is this?"
"Hahaha!" Bellian laughed heartily and explained to her: "Spokesperson, you are the one who promotes these two things for me.
You are not only a respected lady in the city of Yang Weixiao, but also a top beauty in Brick. Every move you make attracts the attention of all the women in the north; your dress is synonymous with fashion in their eyes;
Your clothing items are what all the women in the north want to imitate.
If you are willing to use our Norandenburg painted pottery products and soaps, and are willing to recommend them to your close friends, then there will definitely be many people willing to buy these two things, and we, Norlandenburg, will naturally make money.
Already.
With money, I can have an elite army and build good relationships with important people in the palace. My title will naturally be improved, and I will have more confidence and strength to protect you mother and son.
Of course, I will not let your hard work go in vain. Every time I sell a set of painted pottery products and a piece of soap in Yangwei Shuocheng, I will give you one-tenth of the profit rebate. What do you think?"
Balian's proposal was really tempting, and Mrs. Mirabeau was indeed tempted, because not only could she get Balian's promise, but she could also gain a lot of money.
She really had no reason to refuse, especially in her current situation. Although many nobles were willing to be friends with her, most of them wanted to get close to Earl Grie through her.
These people have good attitudes, are sweet-tongued, and are generous with their actions, but Mrs. Mirabeau knows that these people are absolutely unreliable. Once they fall out of favor, they will throw away themselves like a rag and even step on them.
Two feet.
"Okay, it's a perfect cooperation plan, I promise you." Mrs. Mirabeau agreed to Balian without much thought.
Saying this, she stretched out her hand to shake hands with Balian, to signify that the two were officially partners.
But Balian looked at her slender and delicate fingers and did not dare to reach out. He knew that women like Madam Mirabeau who were around big nobles were good at using their beauty to control men, and he must not fall for her deception.
.
When Balian pretended to turn around, he twisted his foot and was about to fall to the ground. However, he stretched out his hands to support himself and did not fall to the ground. However, his hands were stained with dirt and he could not shake hands with her.
When Mrs. Mirabeau saw that Balian was about to fall suddenly, she was also frightened. But when she saw Balian standing up quickly with his hands on the ground, his movements were very dexterous, but his hands were stained with mud, she understood that Balian
What happened just now?
Madame Mirabeau, who was startled, looked at Balian with eyes filled with appreciation, but also containing a hint of displeasure.
Madame Mirabeau walked up to Balian, leaned very close to him, and then suddenly stretched out her hand and scratched Balian's nose.
Then she left with a smile. As she walked, she said: "Little brother, you are so interesting, but don't be afraid, my sister will not eat you. I don't dare to compete with the future countess for a man."
Seeing that his little trick was seen through by Madame Mirabeau and pointed out, Balian was a little shy, but luckily Madame Mirabeau left and only the maid saw it, so it didn't matter.
However, the moment when Mrs. Mirabeau came close to Balian's body just now really made Balian excited. The little boy's body was indeed too young, and Balian sighed inwardly.
Balian knew that such a woman was absolutely untouchable, and having indiscriminate relationships between men and women was definitely a taboo in life. Many outstanding people had failed because of this, and he could never do this.
After returning to the box on the second floor, Bran and Huck looked at Balian, who was a little uneasy and had a slightly red face. The two children looked puzzled.
After seeing Balian sit down, Bran drank a glass of wine without saying a word, and then continued to sit there in silence, and asked curiously: "Master, what's wrong with you? What did Mrs. Mirabeau do to you?"
Did something excessive happen?"
Hearing what he said, Balian was so angry that he gave him a roll of his eyes, laughed and cursed: "Get out! You brat, what do you know! I have reached an important agreement with her, and our Nolandenburg
Painted pottery and soap are going to be a big hit next!”
Bran looked confused, "Master, isn't this something to be happy about? Why are you still silent? You feel worried and your face is red."
Before Balian could speak, Huck pulled Bran to the side. The well-informed Huck whispered to Bran in a low voice: "You don't understand. Let me tell you, our master is most likely to be raped by that Mrs. Mirabeau."
Big sister is teasing."
"Being teased by a big sister? You really shouldn't be happy about that," Bran responded.
Huck patted Bran on the head, with a look of deep affection, "You are a piece of wood, but you don't know how good my sister is."
Obviously, although Huck is not as big as Bran, his physical and mental development should be much more mature than Bran's.
Balian saw the two of them muttering in the corner and smashed the table with his wine glass, "Hey, it's time to go. I'm going to tell Gamgee about this when I get back."
After returning home, Balian told Gamgee about his meeting with Madam Mirabeau today, but of course those details were not mentioned.
When Gamgee heard this, he danced excitedly. He was very happy and said to Balian: "My good brother, you are so lucky to have Madam Mirabeau take the initiative to seek cooperation with you.
You know, in order to deliver the set of painted pottery tea sets and soap to her, I went through several people and spent a total of more than two hundred dinars on establishing relationships before I got a chance to meet Madame Mirabeau.
But when I was with her, I didn't even finish a cup of tea. She left because of something and gave her something without even a thank you.
However, she is indeed beautiful and has a good figure, so it is worth meeting her, and I don’t feel any loss.”
Balian saw Gamgee disappearing from his formal form as he spoke, and couldn't help but look at him with contempt. However, Gamgee completely turned a blind eye to Balian's contempt and continued to reminisce about the things that Madam Mirabeau had brought to him.
In the beautiful fantasy, he shook his belly, which was getting bigger and bigger recently, and continued his stupid and idiotic behavior there.
Balian waited for a long time before Gamgee finally stopped. He wiped the sweat from his head, picked up the cup, drank water, and said with a smile: "Only give 10% of the profit.
Instead of splitting the total revenue, we can let Madame Mirabeau promote our products, which is really a bargain."
Balian nodded, "Yes, you must be willing to share profits to gain profits. If this model is feasible, we can also copy it in other places. If we get these key people, other people will naturally follow suit and buy."
"Yes, now you have wiped out the three major gangs on the south bank of the Karl River, and the trade routes have become smoother. I plan to recruit some caravan guards in the next two days and form another caravan to open up to Terra Province.
trade routes." Gamgee said.
"Okay, I support you. Get familiar with it first and get the relationship in order. Then we can enter the market in Terra Province.
Don't be stingy with your money. Only by tying more people onto our chariot can we make them stand firmly on our side and we can sell more goods.
If the sales volume is large enough, even if the profit is thin, the overall income is still very considerable. And with such a large sales volume, the bargaining power for purchasing raw materials will be stronger, and the raw materials can be obtained at a lower cost.
At the same time, as the production scale increases, the efficiency will also increase, and the overall cost will decrease, which will bring no harm to us."
Hearing Balian's analysis, Gamgee clapped his hands happily, "Brother Balian, I really admire you. It's not that I don't understand in my heart, but I just can't say so many things like you, so that
It suddenly became clear to me."
Balian gave him another look and thought, after all, he was someone who had been systematically exposed to marketing theory in his previous life. Although businessmen in the Middle Ages understood these things, they had not yet theorized these experiences, so naturally they could not explain them.
What's coming?
"By the way, you said you wanted to recruit caravan guards, where should you go to recruit them?" Balian asked.
Gamji replied: "In the month after the annual Northern Knights Tournament, many people flock to the city of Yangweixuo and are not qualified to participate in the tournament, but those mercenaries who do not want to fight and work hard, and those whose fathers are dead knights,
Except for the trainee knights and the second sons who have no inheritance rights, they will choose to go with the large caravan coming to the city.
Because during this period, many powerful businessmen and caravans will come to Yangweixuo. They come to see the excitement, do business, and select some good people to become caravan guards.
Brother Balian, you also know that although the job of caravan guard is not as dangerous as a mercenary with his head in his belt, there are many robbers on the road now, and most lords and county guards do not have the means like you to eliminate them.
So many gangsters.
Therefore, basically when a caravan goes on a long journey, there will always be several caravan guards killed or injured, so we are willing to recruit a few more caravan guards to be ready to fill the vacancies at any time."
"Yeah." Balian nodded after listening to Ganji's words and asked, "Are these people any good at equestrian skills?"
Ganmoji laughed when he heard this, "Of course there are many. Although there are many people who can't rush with guns immediately, they can still wield swords on horses to kill the robbers, which is no problem."
Caravan guards basically have to ride horses, so how can they do it if they don't know how to do it? Although they can't fight right away, they can still deal with ordinary small groups of bandits and the like.
Hey, Brother Balian, what do you mean by asking this?"