Chapter 298

"The Sassanian Empire has a vast territory and rich products. Thirty years ago, the Sassanian Empire claimed that there were nearly 4 million registered people, and now there are probably 5 million. As for the non registered refugee population, it is impossible to count. The number of refugees in Tongji city is three times that of registered residents. Considering that it is a trading city where refugees gather, I guess the total population of the Sassanian empire will not be less than 1300 Ten thousand. "

"The land in the middle and east of the empire is extremely fertile. The black soil turns iron red after drying. It is this soil that can grow high-yield green wheat. The hills in the west of the Empire are connected with the vast endless forest. In the north is the Principality of Teuton, and the moon bear family raises millions of reindeer on that tundra. Therefore, the agriculture and animal husbandry, handicraft industry and wool textile industry of the Sassanian empire are very developed, They do not lack wood, stone, grain, leather, meat and salt, but minerals. "

"The bronze halberd city is named because the garrison soldiers use the bronze halberd. In that city, an ordinary iron sword can be exchanged for a first-class war horse or 8 short horned cattle." Abel smiled and said, "Sir, it is said that the Sasan empire will collect Obsidian weapons of orcs. I have seen Sasan craftsmen make Obsidian arrows and obsidian spears with my own eyes."

"The Sassanian Empire has abundant meat and a huge population. Therefore, the carefully selected Sassanian soldiers are particularly strong and well-trained. Limited by barren mineral resources, only the most elite vassal soldiers are qualified to equip steel ring armor and refined iron weapons. The Sassanian Empire has 150000 elite cavalry, and the rest are militia..."

"Wait!" Victor asked in surprise, "are the regular armies of the Sassanian Empire all cavalry?"

"All cavalry. One man and two horses."

Victor shook his head and sighed, "this is the advantage of winning the grassland holy city. There will never be a lack of war horses."

"The political structure of the Sassanian empire is complex, but it can basically be divided into four forces. The moon bear family in Teutonic principality dominates the northern tundra and maintains a neutral position relying on the power of barbarians. The Lord group headed by the royal family occupies the East and west of the Empire. The Lord group headed by the Barcelona family occupies the west of the Empire, and the middle and North lords of the Empire are divided into good ones Several blood lines, they have no leader family and belong to the middle of the Empire. "

"The Basilius family? Is it the Gryphon family?" Victor asked, looking up.

Lord Abel solemnly said, "yes, they are the blood of Queen Veronica basselius and Prince Devon Wimbledon, and the Royal descendants of the iron mountain empire. Five royal Highnesses of the Sassanian Empire hold high the eagle headed Sphinx flag. It is also rumored that Duke Hussein basselius is likely to step into the field of legend."

"The descendants of the divine knight and the sword Saint were pushed out to the west without green wheat? The water of the Sassanian empire is not generally deep!" Victor sighed in his heart and asked, "Mr. Abel, what's the price of Sasan's green wheat? What's the price of war horses?"

Abel replied, "in the holy armor City, a copper sol can buy 3 pounds of green wheat. In the copper halberd City, a copper sol can buy 20 pounds of green wheat. The trade of war horses and leather armor is controlled. Only caravans selling minerals can buy these two materials." Victor nodded and asked, "so... Can dodos buy green wheat in the holy city?"

"Caravans of any power can buy green wheat in the holy city without paying taxes."

So far, Victor has basically figured out the strategy of the Sassanian empire.

There are many factors leading to the war. If we look at the war between Sasang and the Three Kingdoms from the perspective of trade, it is not difficult to find that it is a green wheat war.

The Sassanians gained control of the twelve holy cities, not only with strategic depth, but also with excellent horses, so as to form a highly mobile cavalry Corps. The Sassanian cavalry entered the territory of the kingdom of dodo. They burned farms, trampled on good fields, looted materials, dispersed the leading people and destroyed the vassal farmers. Facing the harassment of the Sassanian cavalry, the Dodo Kingdom adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. As a result, the grain producing areas in the north of Dodo became barren. Farmers had to leave their homes, migrate south, and finally enter Gambis as refugees.

Dodo's food producing area was destroyed, and Neville itself lacked cultivated land. Gambis suddenly accepted so many refugees that it was no longer possible to provide food to meet the needs of Dodo and Neville. With the growth of population, the food gap of the Three Kingdoms is becoming larger and larger, and importing green wheat has become their only choice.

The greatest threat to the Sassanian Empire came from the eastern wilderness, not the three southern kingdoms. Although the Empire had a prosperous population and rich food, its internal contradictions were numerous. Coupled with the lack of armaments, the main force of the Empire's army could only be put on the eastern border, and there was no spare power to annex the Dodo kingdom.

In this case, the Sassanians traded with the chambers of Commerce in Gambis, exchanging agricultural products and war horses for their much-needed minerals. Green wheat is planted year after year. It will get moldy in the warehouse, while iron can be used for many years. As long as the green wheat trade continues, the army of the Sassanian empire will continue to grow, and the Sassanian emperor will need time to sort out domestic contradictions slowly. When the time is ripe, the army of the Sassanian empire will go south, the northern Lord of Dodo will be the first to surrender, and the alliance of the Three Kingdoms will collapse.

On the surface, Gambis chamber of Commerce has made huge profits in the green wheat trade. In fact, it hit the heart of the Sassanian empire. There is no limit on the purchase volume of green wheat in Gambis. The purchase price of 20 pounds per copper sol is more than six times lower than that in dodo kingdom. However, the caravan in Neville kingdom is not exempt from transit tax at all. They can only wait for the chamber of Commerce in Gambis to sell green wheat. Gambis made a lot of money in the green wheat trade. How can dodo and Neville not be jealous? The uneven distribution of interests will inevitably lead to contradictions within the alliance.

The Sasang people played the trick of boiling frogs in warm water and killing three people with one peach. Unfortunately, people are not as good as heaven. Victor's moldboard plow and new farming and animal husbandry will certainly ruin their plot. As for how the pattern of human countries will change, Victor is also unpredictable. Now he is more concerned about whether his free civil and commercial team can enter the Sassanian empire.

"Mr. Abel, is Sophia's secret trade route leading to the Sassanian Empire?"

Abel was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know the specific situation, but you must have seen the saber toothed tiger head specimen in the Marquis's study?" Victor nodded. When the Baron saw the specimen for the first time in his memory, he was really startled. Abel continued: "That's the saber toothed tiger that Lord Sophia hunted in the Neville mountains. At that time, she was only 19 years old. She was the guardian Knight of a small caravan. The caravan suddenly lost contact with us in Neville. We all thought she had an accident. Unexpectedly, a year later, Lord Sophia's caravan returned. They brought back not only the head of saber toothed tiger, but also Arie The specialties of the Teutonic mountains and the friendship between the Neville and the Sassanian. Since then, the Sassanian Empire allowed us to set foot in the Teutonic principality and participate in the barbarian market. That year, Lord Sophia became the Marquis and formed the saber toothed tiger business group. "

Victor had a scene in his mind of Nicole's anger at the ogre, and vomited "trial of life and death!"

Saber toothed tiger is a fierce beast of the silver level. Sophia's ability to kill it as a knight must be a test of life and death. However, the test of life and death is a hundred and fifty lives. As a last resort, the knight will not joke about his life. Moreover, saber toothed tiger only works in the mountains. All these show that Sophia happened to meet the beast when she entered the mountains. Then, the reason why she ventured into the mountains can only be to find a way Looking for a trade route to the Sassanian Empire, it was obvious that she had succeeded.

This trade route avoids the dordordor Kingdom and the prairie and connects Neville and sassanne. Although the narrow mountain road can not transport large quantities of goods, the Sassanians will be ecstatic even if they transport a small amount of iron materials. In order to maintain this trade route, the Sassanians do not hesitate to exchange rare medicinal materials from mount Arreat to ensure that the Neville Kingdom continues to transport iron. Sophia is playing the role of a middleman Role.

"This woman actually wants to be with me, and she's not afraid to kill herself!" Victor muttered that he must admit that Sophia's strength was beyond his reach.

Victor got rid of his inexplicable thoughts and said to Abel, "Mr Abel, the information you provided is very useful to me. I can increase the Bucks' share of 3 million pounds of crude sugar. However, I have a small request."

Abel stood up, bowed and said, "Sir, please say. As long as I can do it, I will try my best to satisfy you."

"It won't embarrass you." Victor smiled and said, "the carriage made by Randall is light and strong, and the load capacity is 40% higher than that of ordinary carriages. I hope the bucks business group can purchase a large number of my carriages. You should have this power?"

Abel hesitated and said, "Sir, I have seen your freight carriages in yeliucheng. They are really good... But those carriages have no roof! How can they prevent rain and snow?"

Lilia smiled and said, "we have produced an oil canvas with excellent waterproof effect and low price. Moreover, those carriages can also be covered. You can go to Yeliu city to ask."

"Can I purchase directly in Pinghu Town?" Abel tempted.

"No!"

Victor's voice was not high, but it was full of non-negotiable meaning. Abel said, "OK! I'll start now. As Mrs. Lilia said, I will buy a large number of new carriages."

"Mr. Abel, I'm going to invite you to the Randall family dinner." Victor stood up and asked to stay. Abel bowed and said, "Sir, thank you for your kind invitation. But the weather doesn't wait. I must transport the crude sugar to Minsk fortress before the rainy season."

"I see." Victor nodded and said to Lilia, "honey, please send Miss Abel for me."

"Lord, please follow me." Abel bowed down and left the study under the guidance of Lilia.

A moment later, Lilia returned to the study. She sat directly on Victor's lap, put her arms around his neck and asked in a charming voice, "just let him go? I thought you would try to subdue him."

"Take it? Why take it? Large chambers of commerce are our opponents and can only be defeated by us." Victor said with a smile.

"But the smugglers couldn't cross the Wharton prairie." Lilia bit her lips and frowned beautifully. Victor sighed, "so we're going to parasitize on the stag business group and let them take our people over."

Lilia's eyes lit up and asked with a smile, "how parasitic?"

Victor thought for a moment and said: "The stag business group has strong strength and luxuriant branches. I'm afraid tens of thousands of people rely on it to eat. There must be mercenaries serving the stag business group. Let mercury find out those mercenaries, infiltrate, buy and destroy them if they can't do it. In short, let our mercenaries become the periphery of the stags. As long as mercury and mercenaries cross the Wharton grassland, we can develop in the Sassanian empire Your own strength. "

"And then completely defeat the bucks business group?" Lilia said with a smile, "aren't those tens of thousands of people going to have no food."

"Capable people can find jobs there. They just change their boss. At that time, Abel has to work for me, so don't accept him." Victor paused and said, "honey, the family's population is expanding too fast and needs to be digested and absorbed for some time. From today on, strictly control the population inflow until the family is stable."

"In the past two years, our eyes have been out."