Chapter 336: The wind rises (three)

At the time when Ellington was busy turning around for reconciliation with the dwarf underground, the news that the entrance to the underground world was reappearing in Heldrum at the moment, with the deliberate propaganda of the Dark Snake, in just a few days, It spread all over the streets, and at the end of the streets, everyone knew that the entrance to the underground world appeared.
Not only adventurers, but even ordinary people have heard about it, we can see how quickly the news spread.
The intention of the dark snake is very obvious. They just want to stir the water, and then they can take the opportunity to touch the fish.
The last entrance to the underground world was also completely blocked during the chaotic invasion war. Since then, the underground and surface worlds have been completely isolated, but in various known documents, the underground world ’s rich mineral resources and Some rare and special plants that grow only underground are widely known. Besides, it is the dwarf and the dark elves.
Since the day they were born, they have been living underground, competing with each other for survival resources, but relying on each other to resist other dangerous species and threats in the underground world, so they are a race full of contradictions.
Although they are rumored to be cruel and ruthless, especially hostile to surface races, but at least they are wise races, right?
As long as it is a smart race, it means that you can communicate!
Being able to communicate means having a chance to get rich!
Everyone knows what it means to reopen the entrance.
According to legend, in the underground world, even if you just traverse several caves, you can pick up precious magic iron ore and Adamantite ore!
As long as these magic metal ore are brought out, it is a great wealth!
Not to mention there are more precious magic plants that can be used to refine magic materials, and even rare fruits that can enhance strength in the legend!
As long as you find any of these things casually, you can get rich instantly.
If you can reach a long-term trade with the underground dwarves, or the dark elves, will precious ore and magic plants continue to be available? And what do they need?
Food, of course, can only be food.
The people who heard the rumors and collected all the materials and related information, they found a very important thing-the food in the underground world is very scarce, so the dark elves and the underground dwarves are very lack of food!
The gold coins in the underground world are worthless to them. Many of the gold they have is ridiculous, and there are even rumors that in the underground world, food can be easily exchanged for equal weight gold. This news is simply heard. People are ecstatic!
So, invisible, a dark tide began to surge in the Illus Empire ...
No, even several other countries have been affected as a result.
A large number of chambers of commerce started to hoard food, not hoarding, but just to bring food to the underground world for trade.
Because space equipment is too precious and scarce, most adventurers are unable to carry a large amount of food with their own power. They simply use their own power as an investment to join the chamber of commerce and participate in trade in the name of protecting the chamber of commerce. I want to have a cup of tea.
This cooperation model is also very popular, because they have all heard that the underground world is not only full of business opportunities and wealth, but also full of dangers. Without the protection of the Apocalypse, the caravan enters there and is looking for death, so Many big-name chambers of commerce have quoted prices in mercenary guilds, hiring masters and mercenary regiments.
In the past, the high-cold masters also put down their positions this time and joined the ranks of various chambers of commerce.
Just like Sidney's Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, he is the chief of the Illus Empire Business Alliance. The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce is also the largest Chamber of Commerce of the Illus Empire, and the price offered is of course the most arrogant and attractive.
The personal security guard originally hired at an annual salary of 100,000 gold coins, and the gold-ranked nine-tier Parkes, are already quite rare masters. They can even show it off, but after the events of the underground world spread, the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce just started When the Bing Guild issued a message, it recruited several gold-level masters, and even two master-level masters!
That is the master-level master who awakened the field! The businessmen who usually talk to Sidney are basically people from two worlds, but now they are members of their chamber of commerce-although only temporarily-but Sidney is excited and almost choking.
Not only Sidney, but at the moment there are many presidents of chambers of commerce who are clutching their chests. They can't believe that such a happy thing would be a reality.
Even after returning from the underground world, these masters parted ways with them again, but with this cooperation, will it be far behind next time? For business people, as long as they have a little friendship, they can magnify it infinitely.
Unlike the excited businessmen who seemed to be at the carnival, Victor was frustrated and furious.
What is the foundation of a country's stability?
People can eat enough.
now what? The price of food has inexplicably increased by 10%, and it looks like it will continue to soar, which is definitely not good news!
When the price of food on the market rises by 10%, people will notice it. If it rises by 20%, complaints will increase sharply, and the pressure on life will increase a lot. If it rises by 30%, I am afraid that social order will be chaotic. If it rises by 40% It is estimated that it is time for a local war to erupt ...
What could it be?
Are those people in the business alliance planning to work with the aristocracy?
Do they plan to coax food prices to create panic?
Victor didn't sleep well these nights, but after getting the information gathered by Aurelia, Victor was relieved, but also faintly agitated.
The underground world, a vast world, if you can reach a trade relationship with the dwarf underground and even the dark elves, in exchange for food for mineral resources, it can be said to be a lot of money!
More importantly, Victor is very confident in Tang En's magical agricultural machinery. Once the agricultural mechanization transformation is completed, the grain output of the entire empire will increase sharply in the coming year, and the excess grain exports will also be exported. The world exchanges for combat readiness resources.
But the problem of not being able to get food for sale is a problem ...
It matters, Victor doesn't have any confidence, and even asks his daughter's opinion: "Oli, do you think we can convince the dwarves and the dark elves to support us if they send messengers? If they are willing to provide the necessary help In the coming year, we can sell 30% of the grain to them at a low price. "
Alleria put down the biography that describes the underground world, turned her head and asked, "Father, have you moved?"
"Of course, the minerals in the underground world far surpass those mines owned by the Spade family. If trade can be reached and a large amount of ore can be obtained, we can convert it into equipment through Armen and use it to arm the army."
"Since the strategic significance is so important, why don't we just let the elder brother lead the Third Army to block Heldröm from monopolizing the underground world? The marks of their holy sword are not far from Heldröm."
Victor smiled bitterly: "Oli, what's happened to you recently? I don't understand such a simple matter?"
"Humph!"
Alleria snorted, forcibly suppressed her irritability, and said, "I'm fine."
"Well ... on the one hand, your brother's grasp of the Third Army is not stable enough, and the risk of rushing out is very high, and the place is too sensitive, which will attract the attention of the northern Kingdom of Grace. On the other hand, now the news It ’s already spread. We have exclusive possession, that is, we are hostile to everyone. Do you think we can carry it down? And the most important point is that Helmut is now a mine belonging to Tang En. If we occupy there, how do we face Tang? Yep?"
"That guy ... let that guy die!"
Alleria slammed her book on the table with a jerk, and exclaimed, "I get angry when I think of him!"
Victor stared at Aurelia for a moment, and said inexplicably, "Looking at you like this, I guess ..."
"what?"
"It's nothing……"
Victor shook his head and sighed: "Thinking about it, it still seems unlikely, after all, the two sides have never had an exchange, making them believe that our credit is too difficult."
"Father, I think you are thinking too much!"
Aurelia exclaimed, "Everybody else noticed, didn't the notice?"
"Ok?"
"He must be clear about what happened in his mine! With that guy's character that loves money and lives, knowing that the underground world has a chance, he must have been prepared for a long time-besides, Heltron is his The site, maybe he himself first blocked it there, monopolizing the entrance to the underground world. "
Victor froze for a few years, but when he saw Aurelia, he shook his head secretly and gave up the idea, and said helplessly: "Tang En is not as wealthy as life He is actually a great man ... forget it, sooner or later you will understand, remember what I said to you before? If there is any accident, go to Tang En, no matter what happened, as long as he If you are willing to protect you, no one can hurt you. "
Aurelia reluctantly said, "I know--"
"About the underground world ... we quit."
"what!?"
Victor took a deep breath and made up his mind: "It's too hasty, and we're exhausted just now to deal with the pinch between the aristocracy and the business alliance. How can we spare time to explore the underground world? It may be a good opportunity. They will be distracted when they are excited about the underground world. Maybe this is a good opportunity for us to come back ... "
"More importantly," Victor's eyes flashed and his face regained his glory. "As long as Tang En gains an advantage in the underground world, we also have an advantage! Now our priority is to find a way Stabilizing the price of food, at least for these months! "