Chapter 31 Quotes(2/2)
Reggie followed Nelson to the outside of the city. To be honest, he didn't know much about the commodities of this era. The inspection mainly relied on the experience of old Hill. But when he saw Nelson's wheat, Reggie frowned and said: "This
Can it be 400,000 pounds?"
"Of course it's not 400,000 pounds, my lord," Nelson said with a smile. "You can't expect us to carry 400,000 pounds of wheat around for business. There are only 20,000 pounds of wheat here. Old Hill has paid the deposit for these goods, and the rest is
The goods will be delivered in five batches."
"Five times? Why bother?" Reggie didn't want to delay the matter for too long. He was worried that the enemy might besiege Broken Snow City at any time.
"Sir, the best carriage can only transport 1,200 pounds of goods at a time, and the best ox-cart can only transport 2,000 pounds," Nelson said. "We have a total of seven caravans, and each caravan can find up to
Thirty horse-drawn carriages or ox-carts, sir, we cannot transport all the goods at once."
Reggie pouted and said, "In this case, it's impossible for me to pay you all the money."
Old Nelson said: "Well... I think as a lord, you should be more generous."
"Don't talk nonsense, Nelson!" Old Hill yelled, "Are you bullying our young lord? Pay how much you pay for the goods you bring, these are the rules of business!"
Nelson shrugged and said with a smile: "It's just a joke, why should you take it seriously."
Reggie paid the price for the goods and paid the deposit for the next batch of goods. To celebrate the successful cooperation, Nelson decided to finish dinner before leaving.
"Did you see, this shameless businessman wants to give me two meals? Do you know how good he is?" Reggie complained to Old Hill, "Let's kill this shameless businessman and only rob."
Chapter completed!